Excerpt from An Essay on the Trial by Jury Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1852, by lysander spooner, In the Clerk's Omoe of the District Court of Massachusetts. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from Trial by Jury a Brief Review of Its Origin, Development and Merits Although arranged primarily for use as a text-book, yet I have endeavored to maintain a literary quality, sufficient to hold the interest Of those who read for entertainment alone, or seek general instruction; they may ignore all headings and find the text a continuing narrative, or at least as much so as is practicable in a work Of this char acter. While the general table of contents, and the paragraph headings assembled at the beginning Of each chapter, tell the story, a few words as to the substance Of the volume may not be inappropriate. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Trial by Jury, Vol. 2: For Use in Harvard Law School Starkie's swell-known article on the Trial by Jury was published in the Law Review in August, 1845. It early attracted the notice of scholars, and it has been praised and relied upon by the best English and German writers on the subject of which it treats Messrs. Little, Brown, & Co. have now kindly consented to reprint it, - for the convenience, primarily, of the classes in evidence at the Law School of Harvard University. This article is but a fragment, yet, having regard to the writer's main purpose, I know of nothing upon the subject, within so small a compass, which is so well worth reading. Had time permitted, some notes would now have been added, containing further illustrations and connecting Starkie's researches with others of a more recent date; but since it was impracticable to do all that I wished, I have preferred to leave the article precisely as it was left by the author. I will venture to suggest to students of our law of evidence that there is a special advantage for them in growing familiar with certain leading features of the historical development of the jury. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.