The Law of Evidence: Applicable to the Courts of the Late East India Company, Explained in a Course of Lectures Delivered by ...John Bruce Norton Higginbotham and Company, 1869 - 589 |
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accused person action admissible admitted alleged answer appear applied arise attendance authority called cause circumstances circumstantial evidence Civil compelled conclusive confession considered contract conviction corpus delicti counsel course Court Court of Session Courts of Equity crime criminal cross-examination deceased declaration deed defendant dence deposition direct document dying declaration entry estoppel examination excluded fact false fraud give evidence given ground guilt held inference instance instrument interest issue John Hollins Judge judgment judicial jury justice letter Lord Lord Brougham Lord Denman Lord Ellenborough Magistrate matter mind murder nature oath objection observed opinion parol evidence particular party pedigree plaintiff pleader possession presumption principle prisoner proceedings produce proof proved purpose question reason received reference res judicata Roman law rule Section Starkie statement Sudder sufficient suit summons taken testator testimony tion trial truth voir dire witness writing written
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