Bushel's Case

Bushel's Case
CourtCourt of Common Pleas
Decided1670 (1670)
Citation124 E.R. 1006
Court membership
Judge sittingSir John Vaughan

Bushel’s Case (1670) 124 E.R. 1006, also spelled Bushell's Case, is a famous English decision on the role of juries. It established beyond question the independence of the jury. It also confirmed that the Court of Common Pleas could issue a writ of habeas corpus in ordinary criminal cases.

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