The Edinburgh high court of justiciary heard that Taylor had "no concept" of how dangerous it was to give a child methadone. ❋ Unknown (2010)
These were the officers of justice, with a warrant of justiciary to search for and apprehend Euphemia, or Effie Deans, accused of the crime of child-murder. ❋ Unknown (2007)
Personally, I felt that I was responsible, but not guilty, but try to put that defense before the safos and the justiciary. ❋ ModesittJr_LE (2004)
At the hotel waited a bunch of urgent matters: some death sentences, a new justiciary, a famine in barley for the morrow if the train did not work. ❋ Thomas Edward (2003)
From a child this Frank had been a donought that his father, a headborough, who could ill keep him to school to learn his letters and the use of the globes, matriculated at the university to study the mechanics but he took the bit between his teeth like a raw colt and was more familiar with the justiciary and the parish beadle than with his volumes. ❋ Unknown (2003)
Jedburgh should have the privilege of monopolising our maiden eloquence at the ensuing justiciary circuit. ❋ Various (N/A)
The astonished lord justiciary asked the foreman, how it was possible to find the prisoner not guilty, with such overwhelming evidence, and was answered: "Becaase, my laird, she is purty." ❋ Various (N/A)
In fine, every one took my part, cried he was a liar, and that it was incredible a young man like me should be guilty of so foul an action: but while they were holding his horse by the bridle to favour my escape, unfortunately came by the justiciary judge, who, seeing such a crowd about the gentleman on horseback and me, came up and asked what the matter was? ❋ Anonymous (N/A)
II., was issued for arrears due to him since he was "justice and chancellor, and even lieutenant of the justiciary, as well in the late king's time as of the present king's." ❋ Various (N/A)
He had no sooner received my answer, than he carried the crier to the justiciary judge; and showing him the necklace, Sir, said he, here is a necklace that was stolen from me, and the thief, under the character of a merchant, has had the impudence to offer it to sale, and is this minute in the bezestein. ❋ Anonymous (N/A)
Who knows whether the discovery of this ancient authority may not suggest to our legislators the division of the title between two possessors {258} with distinct duties, in the same manner that two chief justices were substituted in the reign of Henry III. for one chief justiciary? ❋ Various (N/A)
The justiciary nobles retained their judges, often called bailiffs, until the ❋ Various (N/A)
Limtoc the general, Lalcon the chamberlain, and Balmuff the grand justiciary have prepared articles of impeachment against you, for treason and other capital crimes. ❋ Charles Herbert Sylvester (N/A)
Both were mightily frightened at the accident, especially as it happened in their house; and there was reason to fear, that if the justiciary magistrates should hear of it, they would be punished as assassins. ❋ Anonymous (N/A)
In the meantime Sheridan presented a petition from Palmer, representing that he conceived the sentence passed upon him by the high-court of justiciary, from which there was no appeal, to be unjust. ❋ Edward Farr (N/A)
In legislative and justiciary acts the Latin names are still retained. ❋ Various (N/A)
-- On Mr. Erskine's receiving his appointment to succeed Mr. Dundas, as justiciary in Scotland, he exclaimed that he must go and order his silk robe. ❋ Various (N/A)
His lordship, when one of the justiciary judges, returning from the north circuit to Perth, happened one night to sleep at Dunkeld. ❋ Various (N/A)
The inflexibility of the justiciary lords, or their known integrity, form a fine incident in history; for the Scottish nation was at this period, ridden by Court faction, and broken down by recent oppression and massacre. ❋ Mrs. Thomson (N/A)
Another important distinction is that under the Scottish act the same offences may be treated differently, according as they are brought for trial before the court of justiciary or a sheriff and jury, in which case the maximum penalty is two years 'imprisonment; or before a sheriff without ❋ Various (N/A)
