"There are certain irregularities which are not the subject of criminal law. But when the criminal law happens to be a…"

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

"Judges should be, and I believe generally are, careful not to allow proof of other acts of the prisoner besides those…"

"We must follow the old authorities and precedents in criminal matters."

"In a criminal case I can presume nothing."

"Really I wish I was more acquainted than I am, with the course of criminal jurisdiction—if the question had never bee…"

"God forbid that the defendant should not be allowed the benefit of every advantage he is entitled to by law."

"It is the pride of our laws to labour more for the acquittal than the conviction of the accused, however black the al…"

"It is abominable to convict a man behind his back."

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