A Treatise on Criminal Pleading and Practice. Eighth edition

1880. Philadelphia, 1880. 8th ed.. Philadelphia, 1880. 8th ed. The Standard American Treatise on Criminal Law During the Second Half of the Nineteenth Century Wharton, Francis [1820-1889]. A Treatise on Criminal Pleading and Practice. Philadelphia: Kay and Brother, 1880. xi, 804 pp. Octavo (9" x 6"; 23 x 15 cm). Contemporary calf, red and black lettering pieces to spine. Moderate shelfwear, boards slightly bowed, front hinge cracked, owner's inscription, "C.L. Lewis/ Rapid City/ D.J.," to front pastedown. Moderate toning to interior, some offsetting to edges of endleaves. $150. * Eight edition. First published in 1846, this was the standard American treatise on criminal law during the second half of the nineteenth century. Its final edition, the ninth, was published in 1889. This work is an exhaustive legal guide covering criminal law and procedure in the United States during the late 19th century. The eighth edition was considered the authoritative American text on criminal law for its time. This book addresses the formal steps and legal processes involved in criminal cases, including Pleading: Details the written statements and pleas (such as "guilty" or "not guilty") used to begin or respond to a criminal prosecution; Practice: Covers the rules and steps of legal practice in the courtroom, including procedures like indictment, arraignment, trial, and punishment; Criminal Law Principles: Explains the foundational concepts of criminal law, outlining the rules that govern the prosecution and defense of crimes. This work is an important resource for legal historians, scholars, and those interested in how the American criminal justice system functioned in the late 1800s Clarence Leslie Lewis [1851-1926] was a notable Rapid City, South Dakota lawyer and judge. He also taught mining law at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Catalogue of the Library of the Harvard Law School (1909) II:902.