The Law of CrimesLittle, Brown,, 1881 - 239 стор. |
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... prisoner sets up insanity in defence , he must prove it by a preponderance of evidence , or it is of no avail . It is not enough for him to raise a reasonable doubt on the point.2 In New York , the authorities seem to be conflicting.3 ...
... prisoner sets up insanity in defence , he must prove it by a preponderance of evidence , or it is of no avail . It is not enough for him to raise a reasonable doubt on the point.2 In New York , the authorities seem to be conflicting.3 ...
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... prisoner , he might be sentenced without a trial for the offence itself ; 2 but upon the decision against the prisoner in such a case , on an indictment for felony , he might answer over , and have his trial upon the merits . This is ...
... prisoner , he might be sentenced without a trial for the offence itself ; 2 but upon the decision against the prisoner in such a case , on an indictment for felony , he might answer over , and have his trial upon the merits . This is ...
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... prisoner the benefit of the doubt.3 And perhaps it is only a court of last resort , if any , which should give the prisoner that benefit.4 It is , however , a universal rule of construction that all penal and criminal laws shall be ...
... prisoner the benefit of the doubt.3 And perhaps it is only a court of last resort , if any , which should give the prisoner that benefit.4 It is , however , a universal rule of construction that all penal and criminal laws shall be ...
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... prisoner , unless by a saving clause in the statute excepting pend- ing cases ; and in such cases , if the statute expires after judgment and before execution , the judgment will be reversed or execution stayed.1 But laws changing the ...
... prisoner , unless by a saving clause in the statute excepting pend- ing cases ; and in such cases , if the statute expires after judgment and before execution , the judgment will be reversed or execution stayed.1 But laws changing the ...
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John Wilder May. as , prisoner be sentenced to an illegal punishment , for instance , to fine and imprisonment , where the law authorizes only one , after part execution of either , - he cannot afterwards , upon a revision of the sen ...
John Wilder May. as , prisoner be sentenced to an illegal punishment , for instance , to fine and imprisonment , where the law authorizes only one , after part execution of either , - he cannot afterwards , upon a revision of the sen ...
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Сторінка 214 - Hawkins, and which appears to have been very generally adopted without much alteration by subsequent writers, is 'a tumultuous disturbance of the peace by three persons or more, assembling together of their own authority, with an intent mutually to assist one another against any who shall oppose them in the execution of some enterprise of a private nature, and afterwards executing the same in a violent and turbulent manner, to the terror of the people, whether the act intended were of itself lawful...
Сторінка 181 - They say it is in a strict sense taken for a malicious defamation, expressed either in writing or printing, and tending either to blacken the memory of one who is dead or the reputation of one who is alive, and to expose him to public hatred, contempt or ridicule.
Сторінка 193 - For mayhem is properly defined to be, as we may remember, the violently depriving another of the use of such of his members as may render him the less able in fighting, either to defend himself, or to annoy his adversary b.
Сторінка 100 - The general rule of tke common law is, that it is a criminal and indictable offence, for two or more to confederate and combine together, by concerted means, to do that which is unlawful or criminal, to the injury of the public, or portions or classes of the community, or even to the rights of an individual.
Сторінка 81 - Bribery is generally defined to be the receiving or offering of any undue reward by or to any person whose ordinary profession or business relates to the administration of public justice, in order to influence his behavior in office and incline him to act contrary to the known rules of honesty and integrity.
Сторінка 227 - ... measures or counsels, or in order to put any force or constraint upon, or to intimidate or overawe both houses, or either house of parliament...
Сторінка 157 - ... was doing a lawful act without any intention of hurt. So a parent may moderately correct a child, and if in so doing death happens against his intention, it is mere misadventure.
Сторінка 206 - THE offence of piracy, by common law, consists in committing those acts of robbery and depredation upon the high seas, which, if committed upon land, would have amounted to felony there ". But, by statute, some other offences are made piracy also: as by statute 11 & 12 W.
Сторінка 227 - Treason against the State consists only in levying war against it, adhering to its enemies, or giving them aid and comfort. A person may not be convicted of treason except on the evidence of two witnesses to the same overt act or by confession in open court.
Сторінка 100 - All those laws of the parent country, whether rules of the common law, or early English statutes, which were made for the purpose of regulating the wages of laborers, the settlement of paupers, and making it penal for...