The American and English Encyclopaedia of Law Volume 6 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1898 Excerpt: ...in the case, or by its own innate improbability or inconsistency. England.--Rex v. Jones, 2 C. & P. 629, 12 E. C. L. 292; Rex v. Higgins, 3 C. & P. 603, 14 E. C. L. 476; Rex v. Stcptoe, 4 C. & P. 397, 19 E. C. L. 440. United States.--U. S. v. Long, 30 Fed. Rep. 678. Alabama.--Brister v. State, 26 Ala. 117; Eiland v. State, 52 Ala. 327. Delaware.--State v. Miller, 9 Houst. (Del.) 564; State v. West, 1 Houst. Cr. Cas. (Del.) 371. Georgia.--Licett v. State, 23 Ga. 57; Hudg ins v. State, 26 Ga. 350; Banks v. State, 42 Ga. 544; Marable v. State, 89 Ga. 425. Illinois.--Jackson v. People, 18 111. 271. Mississippi.--Coon v. State, 13 Smed. & M. (Miss.) 246; McCann v. State, 13 Smed. & M. (Miss.) 471. Missouri.--Bower v. State, 5 Mo. 364, 32 Am. Dec. 325; Green v. State, 13 Mo. 382; State v. Peak, 85 Mo. 190. Nebraska.--Walrath v. State, 8 Neb. 80; Furst v. State, 31 Neb. 403. New York.--People v. Rulloff, 3 Park. Cr. Rep. (N. Y. Supreme Ct.)40i. Ohio.--Blackburn v. State, 23 Ohio St. 146; Morehead v. State, 34 Ohio St. 212. Tennessee.--Young v. State, 2 Yerg. (Tenn.) 292; Crawford v. State, 4 Coldw. (Tenn.) 190. Texas.--Brown v. State, 2 Tex. App. 139; Riley v. State, 4 Tex. App. 538; McHenry v. State, 40 Tex. 46; Carr v. State, 24 Tex. App. 562, 5 Am. St. Rep. 905. Vermont.--State v. McDonnell, 32 Vt. 491. Wisconsin.--Griswold v. State, 24 Wis. 144. See also Conner v. State, 34 Tex. 659. Compare U. S. v. Barlow, 1 Cranch (C. C.) 94. In State v. Smith, 9 Houst. (Del.) 597, the court said: " With respect to verbal confessions of the accused, it is proper here to say that they are to be received with due caution. The degree of credit due to them is to be estimated by the jury, under the circumstances of each case. The whole of what the prison...