| Samuel Hazard - Pennsylvania - 1829 - 460 pages
...evidence in his favour, and a speedy public trial, by am impartial jury of the country, without the unanimous consent of which jury he cannot be found...except by the laws of the land, or the judgment of his peers. 10th, That the people have a right to hold themselves, their houses, papers and possessions... | |
| Law - 1843 - 516 pages
...and intelligible. What then are we to understand by the clause which provides that " no person can be justly deprived of his liberty except by the laws of the land, or the judgment of his peers?" To the laws of what land are we here directed for protection ? Why, to the laws of this... | |
| James Hawkins Peck, Arthur Joseph Stansbury - Impeachments - 1833 - 614 pages
...;" but that " the laws of the land " were also embraced in this exception. The language used is, " nor can any man be justly deprived of his liberty,...except by the laws of the land, or the judgment of his peers." It was contended that a distinction existed between " the judgment of a man's peers " and... | |
| Virginia - Law - 1833 - 604 pages
...favor, and to a speedy trial by an impartial jury of his vicinage, without whose unanimous consent he cannot be found guilty ; nor can he be compelled to give evidence against himself; that no man be deprived of his liberty except by the law of the land, or the judgment of his peers.... | |
| Thomas Paine - Political science - 1835 - 552 pages
...already said, the power of the representatives cannot be greater than that of the people they represent. be compelled to give evidence against himself; nor...except by the laws of the land, or the judgment of hj peers. X. That the people have a right to hold themselves, their houses, papers. Mid possessions... | |
| Vermont. Constitutional Convention - Constitutional conventions - 1836 - 124 pages
...cannot be found'guilty ; nor can he becom..pelled to give evidence against himself; nor .can any person be justly deprived of his liberty, except by the laws of the land, or the judgment of his peers. • < . ARTICLE XL That the people have a right to hold themselves, their houses, papers... | |
| Zadock Thompson - Natural history - 1842 - 726 pages
...evidence in his favor, and a speedy public trial, by an impartial jury of the country, without the unanimous consent of which jury, he cannot be found...compelled to give evidence against himself; nor can any person be justly deprived of his liberty, except by the laws of the land, or the judgment of his peers.... | |
| Zadock Thompson - Natural history - 1842 - 662 pages
...evidence in his favor, and a speedy public trial, by an impartial jury of the country, without the unanimous consent of which jury, he cannot be found...compelled to give evidence against himself; nor can any person be justly deprived of his liberty, except by the laws of the land, or the judgment of his peers.... | |
| Constitutions - 1843 - 434 pages
...speedy public trial, by an impartial jury of his country ; without the unanimous consent of which iury. he cannot be found guilty ; nor can he be compelled to give evidence against himself; nor can any person be justly deprived of his liberty, escept by !he laws of the land, or the judgment of his peers.... | |
| Jonathan French - United States - 1847 - 506 pages
...favor, and to a speedy trial by an impartial jury of his vicinage, without whose unani10* rhous consent he cannot be found guilty; nor can he be compelled to give evidence against himself; that no man be deprived of his liberty except by the law of the land, or the judgment of his peers.... | |
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