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There is no rule that seems more binding than that a man shall not be admitted an evidence in his own case, and yet the Statute of Hue and Cry is an exception.
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Edmund Burke
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Burke highlights an exception to the rule against self-incrimination in the context of the Statute of Hue and Cry.
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