Gaol-delivery
English Law: Gaol-delivery in the Past
To insure the trial, within a certain time, of all prisoners, a patent in the nature of a letter is issued from the king to certain people, appointing them his justices and authorizing them to deliver his goals. Cromp. Jurisd. 125; 4 Inst. 168; 4 Bl. Com. 269; 2 Hale, P. C. 22, 32; 2 Hawk. P. C. 14, 28. In the United States of America, the judges of the criminal (see more about this popular legal topic in the U.K. encyclopedia) courts are needd to cause the accused to be tried within the times prescribed by the local statutes and the constitutions (see more about this popular legal topic in the U.K. encyclopedia) rcqpire a speedy trial. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”]
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- Partialy, this information about gaol-delivery is based on the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, 1848 edition. There is a list of terms of the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, including gaol-delivery.
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