A Treatise of the Pleas of the Crown by Edward Hyde East - 2004-05-04

2016. ISBN-13: 9781584773849; ISBN-10: 1584773847. East, Sir Edward Hyde. A Treatise of the Pleas of the Crown. Originally published: London: Printed by A. Strahan for J. Butterworth and J. Cooke, 1803. 2 Vols. lxiv, 480; [2], 481-1126 pp. Reprinted 2004, 2016 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584773849; ISBN-10: 1584773847. Hardcover. New. $95. * Reprint of the first edition. East's Pleas is one of the classics of English criminal law. It is still a standard work. "The author spent about fifteen years in preparing [it]. He had access to private collections of cases, and his treatise is a result of a most thorough examination and sifting of all English Crown law writers to the time of publication. It is written in a clear, concise style...": Marvin, Legal Bibliography (1847) 286. SIR EDWARD HYDE EAST, 1st Baronet (1764-1847) was a British member of parliament, legal writer, and judge in India. He served as chief justice of Calcutta from 1813 to 1822. Before he left England he was knighted by… Read More

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