The mystery of murder, and its defence [first appeared in the Law review for March 1850] Modern state trials. The martyr patriots. Speculators among the stars. A few personal recollections of Christopher NorthWm. Blackwood, 1855 |
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Side 120
... offence in consequence thereof , is he thereby excused ? " ANSWER . " The answer must of course depend on the nature of the delusion ; but making the same assumption as we did before- that he labours under such partial delusion only ...
... offence in consequence thereof , is he thereby excused ? " ANSWER . " The answer must of course depend on the nature of the delusion ; but making the same assumption as we did before- that he labours under such partial delusion only ...
Side 123
... offence comes under the first head of the statute of treason , ( 25 Edward III . c . 2 , ) viz . , " When a man doth compass or imagine the death of our Lord and King . " By " compass and imagine " is signified the pur- pose or design ...
... offence comes under the first head of the statute of treason , ( 25 Edward III . c . 2 , ) viz . , " When a man doth compass or imagine the death of our Lord and King . " By " compass and imagine " is signified the pur- pose or design ...
Side 125
... offence , and he be acquitted , the jury shall be re- quired to find specially whether he was insane at the time of committing the offence , and to declare whether they acquit on account of such insanity ; and if they do , the court ...
... offence , and he be acquitted , the jury shall be re- quired to find specially whether he was insane at the time of committing the offence , and to declare whether they acquit on account of such insanity ; and if they do , the court ...
Side 126
... offence to be punished was that of bad and degraded beings , a base and degrading punish- ment was most fitly applied to it . " Her Majesty enjoyed a seven years ' respite from the insufferable annoyance to which she had been subjected ...
... offence to be punished was that of bad and degraded beings , a base and degrading punish- ment was most fitly applied to it . " Her Majesty enjoyed a seven years ' respite from the insufferable annoyance to which she had been subjected ...
Side 133
... offence imputed to Oxford - an attempt to take the life of his Queen : dismiss it , and all consideration of consequences , as a disturbing force , and address your reason exclusively to the question last proposed . What would be your ...
... offence imputed to Oxford - an attempt to take the life of his Queen : dismiss it , and all consideration of consequences , as a disturbing force , and address your reason exclusively to the question last proposed . What would be your ...
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The mystery of murder, and its defence [first appeared in the Law review for ... Samuel Warren Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1855 |
The mystery of murder, and its defence [first appeared in the Law review for ... Samuel Warren Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1855 |
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Side 117 - ... 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 of the act he was doing, or if he did know it that he did not know he was doing what was wrong.
Side 117 - ... to establish a defence on the ground of insanity, it must be clearly proved that at the time of committing the act, the accused was labouring 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 397 - I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded.
Side 397 - Thus saith God the Lord, He that created the heavens, and stretched them out ; He that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it ; He that giveth breath unto the people upon it, And spirit to them that walk therein...
Side 110 - Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted.
Side 117 - What are the proper questions to be submitted to the jury, where a person alleged to be afflicted with insane delusion respecting one or more particular subjects or persons, is charged with the commission of a crime (murder, for example), and insanity is set up as a defence?" And, thirdly, "In what terms ought the question to be left to the jury as to the prisoner's state of mind at the time when the act was committed?
Side 118 - ... strictness, be asked his opinion in the terms above stated, because each of those questions involves the determination of the truth of the facts deposed to, which it is for the jury to decide, and the questions are not mere questions upon a matter of science, in which case such evidence is admissible. But where the facts are admitted . or not disputed, and the question becomes substantially one of science only, it may be convenient to allow the question to be put in that general form, though...
Side 481 - For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him.
Side 313 - That if any person unlawfully and maliciously shall shoot at any person, or shall, by drawing a trigger, or in any other manner, attempt to discharge any kind of loaded arms at any person...
Side 117 - What is the law respecting alleged crimes committed by persons afflicted with insane delusion in respect of one or more particular subjects or persons; as, for instance, where at the time of the commission of the alleged crime, the accused knew he was acting contrary to law, but did the act complained of with a view, under the influence of insane delusion, of redressing or avenging some supposed grievance or injury, or of producing some supposed public benefit ?