 | Richard Patch - Trials (Murder) - 1806 - 224 pages
...impose upon the Jury by a fabrication of that sort; and therefore where the evidence of circumstances is strong, cogent, and powerful, where the witnesses do not contradict each other or themselves, it may be more satifactory than direct evidence, and there are more instances than one... | |
 | Characters and characteristics - 1820 - 494 pages
...impose upon the jury by a fabrication of that sort ; and therefore, where the evidence of circumstances is strong, cogent, and powerful ; where the witnesses do not contradict each other, or themselves, it may be more satisfactory than direct evidence, and there are more instances than 'HI'-,... | |
 | Law - 1850 - 528 pages
...story, as to impose apon a jury by a -fabrication of that sort, so that where it is cogent, strong, and powerful, where the witnesses do not contradict...each other, or do not contradict themselves, it may ie evidence -more -satisfactory than even direct evidence ; and there are more instances than one where... | |
 | William Wills - Evidence (Law) - 1857 - 296 pages
...story, as to impose upon a jury by a fabrication of that sort, so that where it is cogent, strong, and powerful, where the witnesses do not contradict...direct evidence ; and there are more instances than one where that has been the case."(/) In another case the same learned judge said, " where the proof arises... | |
 | William Wills - Evidence, Circumstantial - 1862 - 376 pages
...story, as to impose upon a jury by a fabrication of that sort, so that where it is cogent, strong, and powerful, where the witnesses do not contradict each other, or do not contradict themselves, it MAT BE evidence more satisfactory than even direct evidence ; and there are more instances than one... | |
 | John H. Colby - Criminal law - 1868 - 480 pages
...a story as to impose upon a jury by a fabrication of that sort, so that where it is cogent, strong and powerful, where the witnesses do not contradict...direct evidence, and there are more instances than one where that has been the case."1 And in another case the same judge said: " Where the proof arises from... | |
 | Arthur Percival Will - Evidence, Circumstantial - 1896 - 580 pages
...a story as to impose upon a jury by a fabrication of that sort, so that where it is cogent, strong, and powerful, where the witnesses do not contradict...direct evidence ; and there are more instances than one where that has been the case." 1 In another case the same learned judge said, " Where the proof arises... | |
 | United States. War Department - Courts-martial and courts of inquiry - 1916 - 458 pages
...a story as to impose upon a jury by a fabrication of that sort, so that where it is cogent, strong, and powerful, where the witnesses do not contradict...direct evidence, and there are more instances than one where that has been the case. (Wigmore, 26.) In a case depending upon circumstantial evidence the court,... | |
 | United States. War Department - Courts-martial (and courts of inquiry) - 1920 - 856 pages
...upon a jury by a fabrication of that sort, so that where a chain of circumstances is cogent, strong, and powerful, where the witnesses do not contradict...direct evidence, and there are more instances than one where that has been the case. (Wigmore, sec. 26.) In a case depending upon circumstantial evidence... | |
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... each other, swearing positively to a fact, which fact has turned out afterwards not to be true. It is almost impossible for a variety of witnesses, speaking to a variety of circumstances, so to concert a story, as to impose upon a jury by a fabrication... 