The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1853-01-08
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TIE MAINE law iNCOESYITj'
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/ lie decision of tn \ Cirrrit Cn,,t f,r
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"'''S ''', DIT TOY ''''h'e' separate "i1Won>
were written ont w III" JrGnrS That of
Jud"e Curtis was at co,S;.I.r,Il. lc,,.L ,rd
covered SOM. rw,n,y ,,,c,.s. ,L,, g Jn,
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'''i'''' was snort both r"nrurrciI IN III" ur-
constltutionallrv of the law on various po;pt,
IN ,L,,,.., O., which ,,;i, h., .ornd ,..,,,. ..,,
ia ,..:, "' "
~" ''''' '''e roNiu""'" journal:
ClE'rI '"rE1. thursday, December 30.
-Juh@c iitnan read the opinion of Mr. jas
=, :, WV u w W Ill H. 'FF'he vs.,
I'''t''i VI DTS g a. ne a non WIS re
P'I'" i''r ''I'''' <i'f'''''"> tnnr, r"ih'n''''''
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''' "''',' CT ''' 'r' 90 vi -
$50 "'' ~ ~ ''>'PS I" "''"' HhI I" we l',"-
,'>on, 81 ,,c -''t 10. 'hr suppression "'
i'1nk II: !l'I>''> al i1pP'in- Nh"I'>- line
aIlld'|'l"h al the case i">"''rh ln.port'"t
4"'S''oh>, '''>'''= "'r''r '"r '".'' mon AMI
law o. the Sihr. ''"H"" Gurus III @'vIn-
h'> "i:'''n' ''it'i ia" i''h ana '''h sections
~ '''''" - ct we 'o'''''"'''h' "Ii'h ar As
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! See ~ In al. c'lm!na! prosecutions. the
accused shall Ell ioy tn" r.ht Ia speedy a,,l
pubic trial. bv IN impartial jury, to- be- in
torinrd "i The nature and "auSr of tn" accuse
iIon. t" be confronted with the witnesses a.
e.alm>t him. 10 have compulsory pror,>. for
phta1n.'.. them IN his favor. to have tlira,.,-
ta"rr "l c"um>"i in his defence and shall h..
At 'h'r'! +" speak inr himself, nor shall h. l,.
deprived ot HE. liberty Or property, unless
iv til" Judgment Of his l"rr> or the law Of the
iand
Sec. II. The right of trial Nv iurv shall
remain lh'Ioiatc.
H." sud the meaning Of these two cl,u,c.
was that, I'm civil c,p>,s trial IL. ;,., - -
be had in those cla,.,s ofr,sas IN wL;.h;, In,
been prarti,ed down n n. ,mo n.haa H..
,o,s,;,,,,;o,, . "''', WY" INV
substantially in a,ror,},rro w,,h sn , !, ~ ~.
q, nro..r.r;no ,s b,J ,bnn WV" - 1"'n "':''rs
thereafter b., d.,;..., -. H., H.; J,.' :,
ont impairinr III. rio,t it..lf In, n IN ,r,n,
ina cases the rloht to trial lax ;p,.,. .,,.,.,,
panied Ly the other ,,ri,;yoces nnn,,nr.,aI
and defined. is absolutely to rx,.,"
After Stain" III. Substance of ,oc,;,rs !,
l2.and Is of the Act t,r .unrr.sS;,n 81 D,;,l.
inr Houses and Tinnliuo Shnn, h, stated ,h.,,
they were IN cont|ir, with tb,. ,ors,;,r,;,,
several particulars. The cond,;on, NJ, ,nn.,l
were an infrar,ion Of the rich, 70 trial I'I IN.
". In order TO Obtain trial Inv ;nr,. ~,
part, must give security in = sum moi los.
than 300 VII, two s,,+;;c;snt .rrn,,.s - ,,,,
all fines and cost. which miobt he aJiuJgrd
against him. and mist snI'irct b;m.,It tn
the hazard of having the fine inflicted bv ,b.
,Ju>,ir, Of the Pe,rr increased .y.,,,id + tL ,
quantity of lionor seiz ed should exceed, as in
,hi, case if did .xrc.d fv. oaIlon. In III.
constitutional provision that no n.rson shall
be dcuri,.d Of .Iit:. I;h.r,v or ,,rn,.r,, ~,
les, by the i,domcnt If b;s ,,.nrs mr. ,La I.,
Of the. land" the nl,rase ..,Ln ,w 81 ,I,o l,,,i,
had been construed to mean bv ..due nro.e.s
of law"
This provision of the act also contI;,t.d
with section l4th of the constitution ....,,.rI
man being presumed innocent until he :,