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 State : to which are Prefixed a Preliminary Report on the Plan of a Penal Code and Introductory Reports to the Several Codes Embraced in the System of Penal LawJ. Kay, Jun, 1833 - 745 Seiten |
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... guilty , the state has an interest in his conviction ; and whether guilty or innocent , it has a higher interest , that the fact should be fairly canvassed before judges inaccessible to influence , and unbiassed by any false views of ...
... guilty , the state has an interest in his conviction ; and whether guilty or innocent , it has a higher interest , that the fact should be fairly canvassed before judges inaccessible to influence , and unbiassed by any false views of ...
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... guilt , the best hope of innocence ! Venerated by the friends of freedom , detested and abhorred by its foes ! Can we ... guilty of a dereliction of duty , had I failed to present them . All , however , I think on the subject , more than ...
... guilt , the best hope of innocence ! Venerated by the friends of freedom , detested and abhorred by its foes ! Can we ... guilty of a dereliction of duty , had I failed to present them . All , however , I think on the subject , more than ...
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... guilty of no offence , to decide between a life of infamy and self - reproach , or a death of dishonour . Dreadful as this picture is , the original is found in the law of accessaries after the fact . If the father commit treason , the ...
... guilty of no offence , to decide between a life of infamy and self - reproach , or a death of dishonour . Dreadful as this picture is , the original is found in the law of accessaries after the fact . If the father commit treason , the ...
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... guilty . But here , not only the innocent , but those most injured by the crime , are exclusively the sufferers by the punishment . We have established as a maxim , that the sole end of punishment is to prevent the commission of crimes ...
... guilty . But here , not only the innocent , but those most injured by the crime , are exclusively the sufferers by the punishment . We have established as a maxim , that the sole end of punishment is to prevent the commission of crimes ...
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... guilty is beyond its reach . Another species of offence is also omitted , though it figures in every code , from the Mosaic downward , to those of our days , and generally with capital punishments denounced against its commission ; yet ...
... guilty is beyond its reach . Another species of offence is also omitted , though it figures in every code , from the Mosaic downward , to those of our days , and generally with capital punishments denounced against its commission ; yet ...
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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.