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Appeal of felony

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Meaning of Appeal of Felony

An accusation of felony made by one person against another. The person charged had the right to trial by battle, which took place between him and the accuser, the combatants being each armed with a leather shield and a cudgel forty-five inches long, and, having to fight for a day, or until one of them gave in. Clerks, infants, and those over sixty years of age were from the first allowed to employ ” champions,” who fought in their stead; and subsequently the right to employ champions was extended to all litigants
The statute 59 Geo. 3, c. 46, abolished all appeals of felony and trials by battle

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What does Appeal of felony mean in American Law?

The definition of Appeal of felony in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:

Under old English law (regularized by a 1487 statute), a private party could make an accusation of felony against a person, in the case of murder even if the latter had already been acquitted by a jury. The accused had the right of trial by battle (in this instance with 45-inch clubs and leather shields). In all felonies except mayhem (where the accuser got damages), the losing defendant got the penalty prescribed by law. The procedure fell into disuse and was disregarded until in 1817 an appeal of felony was brought against one acquitted of murder. The accused chose trial by battle (even literally throwing down a glove in court), the accuser backed off, and the appeal of felony was abolished by statute in 1819.

Meaning of Appeal of Felony

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