You have a right to discourse with your counsel, but you mu… - John Pratt

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You have a right to discourse with your counsel, but you must do it in such a manner as the jury may not hear.

John Pratt

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Sir John Pratt (1657 – 1725) was an English judge and politician. He was Lord Chief Justice of England from May 15, 1718 until March 2, 1725. He was appointed as an interim Chancellor of the Exchequer on February 2, 1721, until April 3, 1721. He was the father of Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden.

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