Bushel's Case
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Bushel’s Case (1670) 124 E.R. 1006, also spelled Bushell's Case, is a famous English decision on the role of juries. It established beyond question the independence of the jury.[1] It also confirmed that the Court of Common Pleas could issue a writ of habeas corpus in ordinary criminal cases.[2]
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Bushel's Case | |
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Court | Court of Common Pleas |
Decided | 1670 (1670) |
Citation(s) | 124 E.R. 1006 |
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Judge sitting | Sir John Vaughan |
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