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The family consists of those who live under the same roof with the pater familias; those who form (if I may use the expression) his fire-side.

— Lloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron Kenyon R. v. Inhabitants of Darlington (1792)

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A conviction is in the nature of a verdict and judgment, and therefore it must be precise and certain.

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I take it that the judgment is an essential point in every conviction, let the punishment be fixed or not.

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Justice requires that a party should be duly summoned and fully heard before he is condemned.

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It is not for human judgment to dive into the heart of man, to know whether his intentions are good or evil.

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