Bushel's Case
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Bushel’s Case 124 E.R. 1006, also spelled Bushell's Case, was a landmark English decision on the role of juries. It established beyond question the independence of the jury. It also confirmed that the
Plaque at the Old Bailey commemorating "Edward Bushell and ten others who refused to give a verdict against them"
John Vaughan (chief justice)
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Sir John Vaughan, of Trawsgoed, was a justice in the Kingdom of England.
Bushel's Case
…refused to pay the fine and was released through a writ of habeas corpus. Bushel petitioned the Court of Common Pleas for a writ of habeas corpus. Sir John Vaughan, Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, initially held that the writ should not be granted, saying that it was King's Bench that should issue writs…
Sir John Vaughan
Judge John Vaughan