 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary - 1974 - 76 стор.
...English historian Blackstone had praised the use of juries in criminal trials as part of a strong barrier "between the liberties of the people and the prerogative of the Crown" because "the truth of every accusation * * * [must] be confirmed by the. unanimous suffrage of twelve... | |
 | Dallin H Oaks, Marvin S Hill - 1979 - 276 стор.
...community. 4 Its sovereignty was emphasized by the familiar characterization of the jury as a "barrier . . . between the liberties of the people, and the prerogative of the crown.- 5 Its almost plenary authority was evident in its familiar power to determine the law as well as the... | |
 | Alabama. Supreme Court - 1913 - 766 стор.
...property. Our law has therefore wisely placed this strong and two,fold barrier of a presentment and a trial by jury between the liberties of the people and the prerogative of the crown."— 4 Rl. Com. 349. The general rule as laid down by the highest authorities on the criminal law is that... | |
 | 1904 - 944 стор.
...barrier of a presentment or preparatory accusation of twelve or more of his fellowsubjects and of a trial by jury between the liberties of the people and the prerogative of the Crown." In India the functions of the grand jury do not exist, and the offences in which the interests of the... | |
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... violence and partiality of judges appointed by the crown in suits between the king and the subject than in disputes between one individual and another to settle the metes and boundaries of private property. 
