Fighting for Justice: The History and Origins of Adversary TrialAdversary trial emerged in England only in the 18th century. Its origins and significance have tended to go unrecognised by judges, lawyers, jurists and researchers until relatively modern times when conflict has become a key social issue. |
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... trial is seriously flawed have been accepted too uncritically. Moreover, in his book Langbein refers to the 'trickster William Garrow'50, although none of the quotations he takes from Garrow's advocacy justifies such a description ...
... trial is seriously flawed have been accepted too uncritically. Moreover, in his book Langbein refers to the 'trickster William Garrow'50, although none of the quotations he takes from Garrow's advocacy justifies such a description ...
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... trial, and the procedural revolution it inspired, in order to show how and why it arose and the conditions in which it could flourish and have an impact on criminal procedure around the globe. The crucial role of Sir William Garrow in ...
... trial, and the procedural revolution it inspired, in order to show how and why it arose and the conditions in which it could flourish and have an impact on criminal procedure around the globe. The crucial role of Sir William Garrow in ...
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... trial of barrister Spencer Cowper for the alleged murder of a Mrs Stout. Cowper was the younger brother of William ... trials were lengthy this affected Fighting for Justice 24.
... trial of barrister Spencer Cowper for the alleged murder of a Mrs Stout. Cowper was the younger brother of William ... trials were lengthy this affected Fighting for Justice 24.
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The History and Origins of Adversary Trial John Hostettler. NO BREAK FOR JURIES Where trials ... trial in 1588 jurors were fined when they were found to have 'figs and ... William Hawkins in his influential Treatise of the Pleas of the Crown ...
The History and Origins of Adversary Trial John Hostettler. NO BREAK FOR JURIES Where trials ... trial in 1588 jurors were fined when they were found to have 'figs and ... William Hawkins in his influential Treatise of the Pleas of the Crown ...
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... trial as, 'one of the most unfair in a period abounding in judicial murders'.67 In the case of William Ireland, who was charged as being in the Popish Plot (1678‐81), the defendant made a similar complaint to that of Colledge about his ...
... trial as, 'one of the most unfair in a period abounding in judicial murders'.67 In the case of William Ireland, who was charged as being in the Popish Plot (1678‐81), the defendant made a similar complaint to that of Colledge about his ...
Contents
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4 Rights of the Individual | 50 |
5 Sir William Garrow | 59 |
6 Garrow at the Old Bailey 1 | 77 |
7 Garrow at the Old Bailey 2 | 96 |
8 Rules of Criminal Evidence | 116 |
10 Conclusion | 149 |
Glossary 1 Judicial and Historical Terms | 162 |
Glossary 2 Crimes Tried Frequently at the Old Bailey | 165 |
Bibliography | 167 |
Appendix | 172 |
Index | 174 |
Back cover
| 177 |
9 Counsel Finally Address the Jury | 135 |
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