The Adjudged Cases on Insanity as a Defence to Crime: With NotesF.H. Thomas & Company, 1884 - 953 sider |
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Side 44
... sanity by satisfactory evidence , and the People may rest upon the pre- sumption of sanity without resorting to any proof . This point has been expressly decided in Walter v . People , 2 which was a case of homicide . The court was ...
... sanity by satisfactory evidence , and the People may rest upon the pre- sumption of sanity without resorting to any proof . This point has been expressly decided in Walter v . People , 2 which was a case of homicide . The court was ...
Side 46
... sanity was called an affirmative issue , or it is stated that the burden of proof of insanity is on the prisoner in order to overcome the presumption of sanity , is not very material if the jury are told , as they were , that a ...
... sanity was called an affirmative issue , or it is stated that the burden of proof of insanity is on the prisoner in order to overcome the presumption of sanity , is not very material if the jury are told , as they were , that a ...
Side 51
... sanity falls upon the People . " This request was refused , and an exception taken . The recorder , in his charge , instructed the jury on the subject of the burden of proof as to the sanity of the prisoner , in entire accordance with ...
... sanity falls upon the People . " This request was refused , and an exception taken . The recorder , in his charge , instructed the jury on the subject of the burden of proof as to the sanity of the prisoner , in entire accordance with ...
Side 52
... sanity until repelled by proof ; that if the prisoner gave no evidence , the fact stood . If he gave evidence tending to overthrow it , the prosecutor might produce answering testi- mony ; but he must satisfy the jury , upon the whole ...
... sanity until repelled by proof ; that if the prisoner gave no evidence , the fact stood . If he gave evidence tending to overthrow it , the prosecutor might produce answering testi- mony ; but he must satisfy the jury , upon the whole ...
Side 53
... sanity prevails , and the request was not confined to conclusive proof or proof beyond a reasonable doubt . Secondly , that he is only required to create a reasonable doub- as to his sanity . This is extremely vague , and well ...
... sanity prevails , and the request was not confined to conclusive proof or proof beyond a reasonable doubt . Secondly , that he is only required to create a reasonable doub- as to his sanity . This is extremely vague , and well ...
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Side 221 - ... to establish a defence on the ground of insanity, it must be clearly proved that at the time of the committing of the act the party accused was laboring under such a defect of reason, from disease of the mind, as not to know the nature and quality of the act he was doing; or, if he did know it, that he did not know he was doing what was wrong.
Side 329 - ... 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...
Side 756 - From a deliberate and premeditated design to effect the death of the person killed, or of another...
Side 157 - If the question were to be put as to the knowledge of the accused solely and exclusively with reference to the law of the land, it might tend to confound the jury, by inducing them to believe that an actual knowledge of the law of the land...
Side 515 - It is that state of the case, which, after the entire comparison and consideration of all the evidence, leaves the minds of the jurors in that condition that they cannot say they feel an abiding conviction, to a moral certainty, of the truth of the charge.
Side 318 - That there were such Creatures as Witches he made no doubt at all; For First, the Scriptures had affirmed so much. Secondly, The wisdom of all Nations had provided Laws against such Persons, which is an Argument of their confidence of such a Crime.
Side 172 - ... must be considered in the same situation as to responsibility as if the facts with respect to which the delusion exists were real.
Side 156 - Lordships' inquiries are confined to those persons who labour under such partial delusions only, and are not in other respects insane, we are of opinion that, notwithstanding the party accused did the act complained of with a view, under the influence of insane delusion, of redressing or revenging some supposed grievance or injury, or of producing some public benefit, he is nevertheless punishable...
Side 870 - ... it must be clearly proved that, at the time of the committing of the act, the party accused was laboring under such a defect of reason from disease of the mind as not to know the nature and quality of the act he was doing, or, if he did know it, that he did not know he was doing what was wrong. The mode of putting the latter part of the question to the jury on these occasions has generally been, whether the accused at the time of doing the act knew the difference between right and wrong...
Side 667 - No act committed by a person while in a state of voluntary intoxication is less criminal by reason of his having been in such condition. But whenever the actual existence of any particular purpose, motive, or intent is a necessary element to constitute any particular species or degree of crime, the jury may take into consideration the fact that the accused was intoxicated at the time, in determining the purpose, motive, or intent with which he committed the act.