John Pratt, C.J., Layer's Case (1722), 16 How. St. Tr. 177.
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You have a right to discourse with your counsel, but you must do it in such a manner as the jury may not hear.
— John Pratt on Criminal justice
What It Means
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Source: Wikiquote: "Criminal justice" (Quotes, The Dictionary of Legal Quotations (1904): Quotes reported in James William Norton-Kyshe, The Dictionary of Legal Quotations (1904), p. 59-68.)
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About John Pratt
Sir John Pratt (1657 – 1725) was an English judge and politician. He was Lord Chief Justice of England from May 15, 1718 until March 2, 1725. He was appointed as an interim Chancellor of the Exchequer on February 2, 1721, until April 3, 1721. He was the father of Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden.
About John Pratt
Sir John Pratt (1657 – 1725) was an English judge and politician. He was Lord Chief Justice of England from May 15, 1718 until March 2, 1725. He was appointed as an interim Chancellor of the Exchequer on February 2, 1721, until April 3, 1721. He was the father of Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden.
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