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to the criminal his had nothing to say Reformation beyond affixing name to it when drawn by the Law advisers of the private prosecutor. The prosecutor staining
"verdict was entitled to all the costs he had been put to in defeating the LE up by the plea of justification defendant, but to no other costs; and had there been no plea of justification, there would have been no costs. The prosecutor's costs were in the usual way drawn up and were taxed by the Registrar, the defendant's attorney contesting the items point by point. For the amount of costs awarded by the Registrar judgment was entered in the usual manner by the attorney for the prosecutor using the name of the master of the Crown Office, but without any reference to that officer, his supposed intervention being merely a legal fiction. The defendant thinking the amount allowed by the Registrar too high, brought the matter before the Chief Justice who had the case argued by the Attorneys for the prosecutor and the defendant, and referred the costs back to the Registrar to take off small items which not having accrued owing to the plea of justification were not allowable. "The Registrar reduced
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to the criminal
his
had nothing to say Reformation beyond affixing name to it when drawn by the Law advisers of the private prosecutor. The prosecutor staining
"
verdict was
entitled to all the
costs he had been put to in defeating
the
LE
up
by
the pica of justification
defendant, but to no other conts; and had there been us plex of justification, there would have been
no Corts. The prosecutors corts were in the usual
drawn
up
way
and
were taved by the Registrar, the sdefendant's attorney contesting the items point by point. For the amount of conts awarded
by the
O
Registrar judgment
was intered
in the usual manner
by the
attoncy ofor the prosecutor using the
name of
the master
of the Crown
up
Office, but without any reference to
that offi
officer, his supposed intervention being merely a legal fiction. The defendant thinking the amount allowed by the Registrar too high, brought the matter before the chief dustice who had the case argued by
for
the
Attorneys for the prosecutor and the defendant, and referred the cont back to the Registrar to take off. small items which not having accrued owing to the plea of justification were
some!
not allowable. "The Registrar reduced
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