On the record
This statute, therefore, admits that the law, as well as the fact, was in the hands of the jury.
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Lysander Spooner
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gutenberg.orgLysander Spooner: “This statute, therefore, admits that the law, as well as the fact, was in the hands of the jury.”
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Spooner emphasizes the jury's role in determining both law and fact in legal proceedings.
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