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[1752] Mor 3443      
Subject_1 DELINQUENCY.
Subject_2 SECT. VII.

Forgery.

James Smith in Prison for Forgery, Petitioner

Date: 27 February 1752
Case No. No 18.

Prisoners for forgery are commonly admitted to bail.

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As forgery is a crime, whereof the punishment is not always capital, the Lords were in use, on application, to let the person out of prison on bail, for a greater or lesser sum, according to circumstances. And accordingly, in this case, Smith, who stood accused of forging certain deeds, which he made use of for extinguishing and compensating a debt of L. 80 Sterling due by him, was allowed to be liberate on his finding caution for L. 100 Sterling, being the debt, and L. 20 more.

 Fol. Dic. v. 3. p. 177. Kilkerran, (Delinquency.) No 16. p. 164.

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