A System of Penal Law for the State of Louisiana: Consisting of a Code of Crimes and Punishments, a Code of Procedure, a Code of Evidence, a Code of Reform and Prison Discipline, a Book of Definitions, Prepared Under the Authority of a Law of the Said StateJ. Kay, Jun., 1833 - 745 Seiten |
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... circumstances . of the case , which will rarely be found to accord with the impartiality acquired by justice . If the accused excite an interest from his youth , his good character , his connections , or even his countenance and ...
... circumstances . of the case , which will rarely be found to accord with the impartiality acquired by justice . If the accused excite an interest from his youth , his good character , his connections , or even his countenance and ...
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... circumstances , as well as the operation of the laws , may produce the difference I have shown . But does it not raise serious doubts as to the efficacy of the capital punishment , to observe this double effect , that almost the only ...
... circumstances , as well as the operation of the laws , may produce the difference I have shown . But does it not raise serious doubts as to the efficacy of the capital punishment , to observe this double effect , that almost the only ...
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... circumstances ; amendments , by the imperfection of all human institutions ; but laws ought never to be changed without great deliberation , and a due consideration as well of the reasons on which they were founded , as of the circumstances ...
... circumstances ; amendments , by the imperfection of all human institutions ; but laws ought never to be changed without great deliberation , and a due consideration as well of the reasons on which they were founded , as of the circumstances ...
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... circumstance and intent ; without including the prohibitions of the same act in relation to several objects specified in the ... circumstances attached to the com- mission of homicide , which may characterize it as an innocent or even a ...
... circumstance and intent ; without including the prohibitions of the same act in relation to several objects specified in the ... circumstances attached to the com- mission of homicide , which may characterize it as an innocent or even a ...
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... circumstances , according to the explanation given of it to a majority of the inhabitants , the uniform punishment is death . ΟΙ A few months after the passage of this law , the same legislature at- tempted to amend it , by enacting ...
... circumstances , according to the explanation given of it to a majority of the inhabitants , the uniform punishment is death . ΟΙ A few months after the passage of this law , the same legislature at- tempted to amend it , by enacting ...
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Beliebte Passagen
Seite 69 - No person demeaning himself in a peaceable and orderly manner, shall ever be molested on account of his mode of worship or religious sentiments, in the said territory.
Seite 14 - If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods...
Seite 69 - It is hereby ordained and declared, by the authority aforesaid, that the following articles shall be considered as articles of compact, between the original States and the people and States in the said territory, and forever remain unalterable, unless by common consent...
Seite 249 - No person or collection of persons, being one of those departments, shall exercise any power, properly belonging to either of the others, except in the instances hereinafter expressly directed or permitted.
Seite 563 - AB, if apprehended within the same [County], before me, or before some other Justice or Justices of the Peace of the same County, to be dealt with according to Law.
Seite 427 - ... to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding six months...
Seite 531 - ... in open court during the trial. If, during the retirement of the jury, a juror declare a fact which could be evidence in the cause, as of his own knowledge, the jury must return into court. In either of these cases, the juror making the statement must be sworn as a witness and examined in the presence of the parties.
Seite 399 - ... be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than five hundred nor more than one thousand dollars...
Seite 432 - For taking away any female, under the age of sixteen years, from her father, mother, guardian, or other person having the legal charge of her person, without their consent, either for the purpose of concubinage or prostitution ; Is in.
Seite 398 - The free communication of thoughts and opinions is one of the invaluable rights of man ; and every citizen may freely speak, write and print on any subject, being responsible for the abuse of that liberty.