Various Church Fathers
Of the arraigned.
The Decretals. — translated by ANF/NPNF editors
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III.
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Of the arraigned.
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A person arraigned ought to plead his cause before his judge; and an arraigned person may refuse to speak, if he choose so, before one who is not his own proper judge; and indulgence (induciæ) should be granted to the arraigned as often as they appeal.
Translated by ANF/NPNF editors. Edition ccel.anf08.division.viii.en.