verdict Of guilty or not guilty, the jury
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verdict Of guilty or not guilty, the jury
have the power to decide the whole
issue, compounded Of law and fact,
and that they may thus incidentally
decide on questions oflaw. And thst
As the jury havea legitimate power to
returnsa general verdict, and in that
case must decide upon the whole is
sue, the Court are Of opinion that the
defendant has right, BY himself or
hie counsel. to address the jury, under
the general superintendence Of the
Court, upon all the material questions
involved in the issue, and to address
the jurysupon such questions Of law as
come within the issue to be tried, aud
that this is conformaole to the practice
Of the courts, and to The theory ofjury
trials ia criminal cases, in which it is


within the established authofity Of a
jury to return general verdict, EN-


bracing the entire issue Of law and


fact .--Picoyune.