 | Albany Institute - 1883 - 402 sider
...substance the following answer : " The jury ought to be told in all cases that every man is presumed to be sane, and to possess a sufficient degree of reason...proved to their satisfaction ; and that to establish a defense on the ground of insanity, it must be clearly proved that, at the time of committing the act,... | |
 | Frederick Augustus Carrington, Great Britain. Courts, Andrew Valentine Kirwan - 1845 - 824 sider
...told in all cases that every man is to be presumed to be sane, and to possess a suffi- 1843. cient degree of reason to be responsible for his crimes, until the contrary ,-~-v— —' be proved to their satisfaction ; and that, to establish a defence on the RF.GINA. ground... | |
 | Sir Matthew Hale - 1847 - 784 sider
...lubmit our opinion to be, that the jury ought to be told in all cases, that every man if presumed to be Xv : = # z Ë \ ] S M 4^ !O h oe I 8 @ . fur his crimes, until the contrary be proved to their satisfaction; and that to establish a defence... | |
 | Sir Matthew Hale - 1847 - 774 sider
...submit our opinion to be, that the jury ought to be told in all cases, that every man it gfeaumed to be sane and to possess a sufficient degree of reason, to be responsible fur his crimes, until the contrary be proved to their satisfaction; aud that to establish a defence... | |
 | Sir Alexander Morison - 1848 - 600 sider
...questions propounded by the House of Peers, shortly after the trial of M'Naughten, it is declared, that to establish a defence on the ground of insanity, it must be clearly proved that the accused party, at the time of committing the act, was labouring under such a defect of reason from... | |
 | 1855 - 736 sider
...it was answered that the jury ought to be told in all cases ' that every man is to be presumed to be sane, and to possess a sufficient degree of reason...satisfaction ; and that, to establish a defence on the e round of insanity it must be clearly proved, that, at the time of the committing of the act, the... | |
 | Edward Hazen Parker - 1851 - 694 sider
...committed?" ANSWERS. — " The jury ought to be told, in all cases, that eve ry man is presumed to be sane, and to possess a sufficient degree of reason...satisfaction ; and that, to establish a defence on the jrround of insanity, it must be clearly proved that, at the time of the committing of the act, the... | |
 | University magazine - 1850 - 794 sider
...Jixi., p. C2G. a defence, " the jury ought to be told in all cases, that every nun is presumed to be sane, and to possess a sufficient degree of reason...the contrary be proved to their satisfaction ; and to establish a defence on the ground of insanity, it must be clearly proved that, at the time of the... | |
 | 1850 - 890 sider
...set up .11 a defence, ' ' the j ury ought to be told in all cases, that every nun is presumed to be sane, and to possess a sufficient degree of reason...be responsible for his crimes, until the contrary bo proved to their satisfaction ; and to establish a defence on the ground of insanity, it must be... | |
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... the jurors ought to be told in all cases that every man is to be presumed to be sane and to possess a sufficient degree of reason to be responsible for his crimes, until the contrary be proved to their satisfaction... 
