Delivered the charge of the Court at large, upon the points of law; but cautiously abstained from giving any opinion upon the facts. He considered the repealing act, as an absolute bar to the prosecution; and told the jury, expressly, that the defendant was, on that ground alone, independent of any question upon the merits, entitled to an acquittal.
On this charge, the jury immediately found a verdict...
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