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A delusion, a mockery, and a snare.

— Thomas Denman, 1st Baron Denman O'Connell v. The Queen (1841)

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Trial by jury itself, instead of being a security to persons who are accused, shall be a delusion, a mockery, and a snare.

The privilege of committing for contempt is inherent in every deliberative body invested with authority by the Constitution.

The mere repetition of the Cantilena of lawyers cannot make it law, unless it can be traced to some competent authority; and if it be irreconcilable, to some clear legal principle.

O'Connell v. The Queen (1841)

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