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George F. Hoar: “I made a very earnest and carefully prepared speech against the asserted right of the jury to judge of the law in…”

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I made a very earnest and carefully prepared speech against the asserted right of the jury to judge of the law in criminal cases.
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George F. Hoar
Massachusetts

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Hoar recounts delivering a speech against the jury's right to judge the law in criminal cases, highlighting his legal stance.

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