A Practical Treatise on the Criminal Law, Vol. 1 of 4: Comprising the Practice, Pleadings, and Evidence, Which Occur in the Course of Criminal Prosecutions, Whether by Indictment or Information (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from A Practical Treatise on the Criminal Law, Vol. 1 of 4: Comprising the Practice, Pleadings, and Evidence, Which Occur in the Course of Criminal Prosecutions, Whether by Indictment or InformationThe sixth chapter relates to the grand jury, and the presentment and finding of the bill of indictment, viz. The number, qualification, and mode of summoning the jurors, and the proceedings to swear and charge them, both at the assizes and sessions - the time they are to serve - the extent of their jurisdiction - the mode of preferring the bill of indictment before them - the evi dence to be adduced - the mode of compelling the attend ance of witnesses, and production of documents, and of the finding or rejecting the bill presented.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.