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Arguments of counsel and opinions of the judges in the case of the King v. Mr. Justice Johnson

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Author
Johnson, Robert,
Date of Publication
1805.
Call Number
Book 605 1798
Alternate Title
Law report, Court of King's Bench, Ireland
Author
Johnson, Robert,
Place of Publication
Dublin
Publisher
Printed by Graisberry and Campbell,
Date of Publication
1805.
Physical Description
110 [i.e. 210] pages ; 21 cm.
Series
Irish trials ; 3
Notes
Jasper Yeates's Colonial Law Library.
Yeates's signature at top of title page.
Book number 605 as assigned by Yeates.
Handwritten contents on fifth front leaf.
Bound with A report of the whole proceedings of the trials of Henry and John Sheares, John M'Cann, W. M. Byrne, and Oliver Bond for high treason...Dublin: John Milliken, 1798.
Summary
Johnson was arrested on charges of libel against Lord Redesdale and others, as the government of Ireland. There were questions about the legality of the arrest and the trial in terms of habeas corpus. He was found guilty.
Subjects
Johnson, Robert, - approximately 1745-1833
Trials (Libel) - Ireland.
Trials.
Trials (Libel)
Ireland - Trials, litigation, etc.
Ireland.
Trials, litigation, etc.
Full leathetr (Binding)
Gilt title on maroon spine label (Binding)
Additional Author
Yeates, Jasper,
Additional Corporate Author
Ireland. Court of King's Bench.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Yeates Collection
Call Number
Book 605 1798
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