Report of the First[-thirty-first] Annual Meeting of the Virginia State Bar Association, Volume 41Virginia State Bar Association, 1929 - Bar associations |
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... give him a great advantage over the layman in this respect . Hence the common law provided that in disputed issues of fact the jury should be advised but not controlled by the presiding judge . Thus they received the benefit of the ...
... give him a great advantage over the layman in this respect . Hence the common law provided that in disputed issues of fact the jury should be advised but not controlled by the presiding judge . Thus they received the benefit of the ...
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... give his reasons to the jury , why he thinks the witnesses for the plaintiff are not telling the truth , and the jurors then would have an opportunity to answer him and say : " Judge , you think John Smith is not telling the truth ...
... give his reasons to the jury , why he thinks the witnesses for the plaintiff are not telling the truth , and the jurors then would have an opportunity to answer him and say : " Judge , you think John Smith is not telling the truth ...
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... give them ; I would charge the jury orally as to the law , which I deem the better practice . Mr. Whitehead : Why do the courts give so many instructions ? Mr. Curry : Because they possibly are afraid , if they do not give them , that ...
... give them ; I would charge the jury orally as to the law , which I deem the better practice . Mr. Whitehead : Why do the courts give so many instructions ? Mr. Curry : Because they possibly are afraid , if they do not give them , that ...
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Active members Alexandria amendment American Bar Association Annual Meeting appointed Big Stone Gap bill Bldg Bohannan Bureau Chairman CHARLES Charlottesville Christiansburg Circuit City Clifton Forge Coalter Committee on Resolutions common law Commonwealth's Attorney Constitution Corporation County Court of Appeals Danville directed verdict duty enacted evidence Executive Committee Fairfax Federal fireproof Gentlemen GEORGE George Tucker ginia Harrisonburg HENRY Honorary members Hot Springs Irvine JAMES JOHN Judge Tucker Judicial jury justice law school lawyer Legislation and Law Legislature Lexington Lovingston Lynchburg ment mittee Norfolk Norfolk Norfolk Odom opinion Petersburg practice present President Pulaski records Richmond Richmond Richmond Roanoke ROBERT Seconded and adopted Section Senate of Virginia SMITH Special Committee statute Staunton Steam STUART Suffolk Supreme Court Tate Tazewell THOMAS tion trial judge University of Virginia vault verdict veterans Virginia State Bar Volume Warrenton WILLIAM Williamsburg Winchester Wytheville Yes Yes Yes