9 G. 4. c. 31. s. 33. STRANGLING. With intent to murder, fel. pun. D. 9 G. 4. c. 31. s. 11. See Injuries to the Person, p. 89, ante. SUMMARY CONVICTIONS. By magistrates. Assault, common, and injuries to the person, Mode of proceeding by summons and warrant. (a) That is, any offence under the 9 Geo. 4. c. 31., the Injuries to the Person Act. c. 31. SUMMARY CONVICTION—continued. Prosecutions for any off. punishable on sum- 9G 4. mary conv., must be commenced within three cal. m. after the commission of the off. Id. s. 34. s.35. 29. The form of conv. is given by the stat. Id. s. 35. No conv. can be quashed for want of form, or s. 27, 28, removed by certiorari or otherwise, and no warrant of comm. to be void by reason of any defect therein, if it is alleged that the party has been conv. and there is a good and valid conv. to sustain the same. Id. s. 36. Common assaults. 9 G. 4. c. 31. s. 27, 28, 29. See Assault, p. 11, ante. In Malicious Injuries. Assault on seamen to prevent their working. s. 26. 9 Geo. 4. c. 31. s. 26. See Assault, p. 14, ante. To prevent the free passage of grain, goods, &c. 7&8 G. 4. c. 30. 7 & 8 G. 4. c. 30. SUMMARY CONVICTION-continued. (a) If the party appears, though the service has been irregular, the irregularity is cured by appearance, and the J. may proceed. (b) The power to issue a warrant, depends on the regularity of the service of the summons; if the party has been summoned, and does not appear, the J. should examine the person who served the summons upon oath, of the due service of it, and make a record of the evidence, as it should be set out in the conviction. (a) Where the offence is fel. the J. has the power to issue a warrant to apprehend the party charged, but in case of misd. the usual course is to issue a summons, unless a power to apprehend is specially given to the J. by stat. The power of issuing a warrant in the first instance, should be exercised with discretion, and it should only be resorted to in flagrant SUMMARY CONVICTION—continued. the party charged shall appear or be brought, 7 & 8 G. 4. shall proceed to hear and determine the case. 7 & 8 Geo. 4. c. 30. s. 30. Application of penalties, &c. with regard to the apropriation of all forfeitures and pen. upon summary conv. under both these stats. c. 30. Every sum of money which shall be forfeited for s. 32. the amount of any injury done, such amount to be assessed in each case by the convicting J. and shall be paid to the party aggrieved, if known, except where the party shall be examined in proof of the offence, and in that case, or where the party aggrieved is unknown, the same shall be applied in the same manner as a pen.; and every sum imposed as a pen., whether in add. to such amount o otherwise, shall be paid to the overseers of the poor, or other officer (as the J. shall direct, of the parish or place, &c. where the off. was comm. to be by him paid over to the use of the general co. rate. Id. s. 32. Where there are several offs. in the same off. Where several persons join in the commission of the same offence, and upon conv. each shall be adjudged to forfeit a sum equivalent to the amount of the injury done, then in such case cases, or where the offender is likely to abscond, and it must be on oath of a credible witness. 7 & 8 G. 4. c. 30. s. 33. SUMMARY CONVICTION—continued. im Persons convicted not paying forfeitures and penalties. In every case of such summary conv. where the sum forfeited for the injury done, or which shall be imposed as a pen. by the J. shall not be paid either immediately after conv. or or within such time as the J. shall appoint, the convicting J. shall (unless where otherwise specially directed,) com. the offr. to the com. g. or h. c. to be Impr. only, or Impr. with H. L. at his disc. not ex. 2 cal. m. where the amount of the sum forfeited or pen. imposed, or of both, (as it may be,) together with costs, shall not ex. 57. and for any term not ex. 4 cal. m., where the amount with costs shall not ex. 107., and for any term not ex. 6 cal. m., in every other case; the comm. to be determinable in each of the said cases (a) That is, to the overseer of the poor of the parish, to be by him paid over to the use of the county rate. |