 | 1905 - 620 páginas
...and impartially to be punished with death; but it must be remembered that it is an accusation ea3ily to be made and hard to be proved, and harder to be...defended by the party accused, though never so innocent. I shall never forget a trial before myself of a rape in the county of Sussex,' etc. : pp. 634 and 635.... | |
 | Abraham Clark Freeman - 1900 - 1030 páginas
...This was natural. But it must not be forgotten that in this class of cases the "accusation was easy to be made and hard to be proved, and harder to be...defended by the party accused, though never so innocent," coming as it did from a child of six years, with no other witnesses to the act. It was proper that... | |
 | Abraham Clark Freeman - 1900 - 1040 páginas
...This was natural. But it must not be forgotten that in this class of cases the "accusation was easy to be made and hard to be proved, and harder to be defended by the party accused, though never BO innocent," coming as it did from a child of six years, with no other witnesses to the act. It was... | |
 | 1900 - 1070 páginas
...crime of rape, — on account of the fact, as Lord Hale puts It, "that this accusation is easily made, hard to be proved, and harder to be defended by the party accused, notwithstanding his innocence," — the defendant "is let in, In his defense, to some privileges which... | |
 | John Dawson Mayne - 1904 - 1186 páginas
...accusation which requires to be watched with more caution than a charge of rape. As Lord Hale says, " It is an accusation easily to be made, and hard to be...defended by the party accused, though never so innocent." He mentions a case which was tried before himself, in which a wealthy old man of about sixty-three... | |
 | 1908 - 1354 páginas
...the conviction of the defendant. The admonition of Lord Hale that "It must be remembered that this is an accusation easily to be made and hard to be proved, and harder to he defended by the party accused, though never so innocent," must be heeded. While It is the law of... | |
 | 1912 - 1294 páginas
...courts. He said : "It must be remembered that it is an accusation easily to be made and hard to he proved, and harder to be defended by the party accused, though never so innocent." 1 Hale PC 635. The statement is peculiarly applicable here, since the complaining witness is white... | |
 | 1917 - 1336 páginas
...detestable' crime, and therefore severely to be punished, \yith death; but it must be remembered that it is an accusation easily to be made, and hard to be...to be defended by the party accused, though never во innocent.' " He mentions some instances, and comments on them, and continues: "I only mention... | |
 | 1917 - 1088 páginas
...maxim of Lord Chief Justice Hale(2), so dear to every counsel defending this class of case, that rape is " an accusation easily to be made and hard " to be proved, and harder to be defended by the party to be " accused, tho never so innocent." Its basis may perhaps be found in the Levitical law(3), where,... | |
 | Arizona. Supreme Court - 1919 - 700 páginas
...detestable crime, and therefore severely to be punished, with death ; but it must be remembered that it is an accusation easily to be made, and hard to be...defended by the party accused, though never so innocent.' " He mentions some instances, and comments on them, and continues : "I only mention these instances... | |
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It is true that rape is a most detestable crime, and therefore ought severely and impartially to be punished with death; but it must be remembered that it is an accusation easily to be made and hard to be proved and harder to be defended by the party... 
