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CHAPTER IX.

On the Proof of Handwriting.

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Presumptions in maritime law

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Principles of proof in criminal cases

advantages of presumptive over direct evidence

Examples of presumptive proof in criminal cases

Rules of presumptive or circumstantial proof in criminal cases

Rule 1. The onus of proving every thing essential to the guilt of the accused

lies on the prosecutor

sufficient to prove a prima facie case

additional caution required in stale charges

Rule 2. There must be clear and unequivocal proof of a corpus delicti

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whether basis of corpus delicti proveable by presumptive evidence
may be disproved by it

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corrupt and malicious fabrication of circumstances

cases where the accused not free from blame, guilty of some other

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offence planned, but repented of before execution.

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intention persisting-power failing

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3. In sport, or with a moral purpose

exclusive possession

this presumption carried too far in practice

real probative force of it

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infirmative circumstances

1. Intention different ab initio

1. Intention altogether innocent

2. Intention criminal, with a different object
2. Intention criminal in the first instance
1. Intention changed before execution
2. Intention persisting-power failing

IV. Declarations of intention and threats

infirmative circumstances same at last

additional infirmative circumstances

1. Words misunderstood or misremembered

2. Words uttered through bravado

3. Agency of third parties

4. Tendency of threats to defeat their own accomplishment
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