The Tender For Law

Volume 9

Feb 04, 2015 7:13 AM

Scott Duncan

FUN FACT: Habeas Corpus is a law because when the UK Parliament voted on it in 1679, they jokingly counted a fat guy as ten votes. No really! Dean Clifford was relying on this law too! :D

What? You don't believe me?

Read for yourself! :D

Habeas Corpus Act 1679 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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The Habeas Corpus Act 1679 is an Act of the Parliament of England (31 Cha. 2 c. 2)[2] passed during the reign of King Charles II by what became known as the Habeas Corpus Parliament to define and strengthen the ancient prerogative writ of habeas corpus, a procedural device to force the courts to exa�

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Eamonn O Brien

"The clerk recorded in the minutes of the Lords that the "ayes" had fifty-seven and the "nays" had fifty-five, a total of 112, but the same minutes also state that only 107 Lords had attended that sitting"