Quote#Politics & Power
It is the duty of the Judge in criminal trials to take care that the…
Quote byJohn Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge · 1820–1894
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Reg. v. Gibson (1887), 18 Q. B. D. 537; 16 Cox, C. C. 181..
English (original)
It is the duty of the Judge in criminal trials to take care that the verdict of the jury is not founded upon any evidence except that which the law allows.
— John Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge
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