 | Edmund Burke - 1864 - 776 sider
...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. After proving the facts already stated, Mr. Boden called Ann Burley, who said, — I keep the Bull's... | |
 | 1845 - 986 sider
...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." It is not sufficient that the pannel's evidence should mite doubts as to his sanity. He must establish... | |
 | Frederick Augustus Carrington, Great Britain. Courts, Andrew Valentine Kirwan - 1845 - 856 sider
...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,... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas, John Scott - 1845 - 1114 sider
...disease of the mind, as not to know the nature and quality of the act he was doing, or, if he did not know it, that he did not know he was doing what was wrong. The mode of putting IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS, 1844. INSANE CRIMINALS. Fourth question. the latter part... | |
 | John Frederick Archbold - 1846 - 914 sider
...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,... | |
 | Sir Matthew Hale - 1847 - 784 sider
...one must be taken conclusively to know it, without proof that he does know it. If the accused were conscious that the act was one which he ought not to do, and if thbt act was at the same time contrary to the law of the land, he is punishable; and the usual coarse,... | |
 | William Freeman, Benjamin Franklin Hall - 1848 - 510 sider
...reason, from disease of the mind, as not to know the nature of the act he was doing, or, if he did know it, that he did not know he was doing what was wrong. He must be laboring under that kind of mental aberration which satisfies the jury that the prisoner... | |
 | 1855 - 736 sider
...taken conclusively to know it, without proof, that he does know it. If the accused was conscious Him the act was one which he ought not to do, and if the act was at the same time contrary to the law of the land, he is punishable ; and the usual course,... | |
 | Edward Hazen Parker - 1851 - 694 sider
...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 pulling the latter part of the question to the jury, on these occasions, has generally... | |
 | 1850 - 866 sider
...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... | |
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... 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 labouring under such a defect of reason, from disease of the mind, as not to know the nature and quality... 
