Commentaries on the Laws of England: In Four Books, Volumen1A Strahan, 1825 |
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... guilty ( if con- victed ) should suffer no more than the innocent has done before him ; especially as the suffering of the innocent is past and irrevocable , that of the guilty is future , contingent , and liable to be escaped or evaded ...
... guilty ( if con- victed ) should suffer no more than the innocent has done before him ; especially as the suffering of the innocent is past and irrevocable , that of the guilty is future , contingent , and liable to be escaped or evaded ...
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... guilty or mitigate the nature of the offence ; and judges , through compassion , will respite one half of the convicts , and recommend them to the royal mercy . Among so many chances of escaping , the needy and hardened offender ...
... guilty or mitigate the nature of the offence ; and judges , through compassion , will respite one half of the convicts , and recommend them to the royal mercy . Among so many chances of escaping , the needy and hardened offender ...
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... guilty of a crime , according to his natural capacity or incapacity . This was the dubious stage of discretion : but , under twelve it was held that he could not be guilty in will , neither after € b Inst . 3. 20. 10 . Ff.29.5.14.50 ...
... guilty of a crime , according to his natural capacity or incapacity . This was the dubious stage of discretion : but , under twelve it was held that he could not be guilty in will , neither after € b Inst . 3. 20. 10 . Ff.29.5.14.50 ...
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... guilty of felony ; for then a felonious dis- cretion is almost an impossibility in nature : but at eight years old he may be guilty of felony . Also , under fourteen , though an infant shall be prima facie adjudged to be doli incapax ...
... guilty of felony ; for then a felonious dis- cretion is almost an impossibility in nature : but at eight years old he may be guilty of felony . Also , under fourteen , though an infant shall be prima facie adjudged to be doli incapax ...
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... guilt of crimes , arises also from a defective or viti- ated understanding , viz . in an idiot or a lunatic . For ... guilty , he loses his senses before judgment , judgment shall not be pronounced : and if , after judgment he becomes ...
... guilt of crimes , arises also from a defective or viti- ated understanding , viz . in an idiot or a lunatic . For ... guilty , he loses his senses before judgment , judgment shall not be pronounced : and if , after judgment he becomes ...
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Página 190 - So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are: for blood it defileth the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it.
Página 151 - But to punish, as the law does at present, any dangerous or offensive writings which when published shall on a fair and impartial trial' be adjudged of a pernicious tendency, is necessary for the preservation of peace and good order, of government and religion, the only solid foundations of civil liberty.
Página 377 - That excessive bail ought not to be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted; 11. That jurors ought to be duly impanelled and returned, and jurors which pass upon men in trials for high treason ought to be freeholders; 12. That all grants and promises of fines and forfeitures of particular persons before conviction are illegal and void; 13.
Página 81 - Queen, or of their eldest son and heir; or if a man do violate the King's companion, or the King's eldest daughter unmarried, or the wife of the King's eldest son and heir; or if a man do levy war against our lord the King in his realm...
Página 191 - When a person of sound memory and discretion unlawfully killeth any reasonable creature in being, and under the king's peace, with malice aforethought, either express or implied.
Página 53 - Protestant Subjects dissenting from the Church of England from the Penalties of certain Laws...
Página 213 - It is true that rape is a most detestable crime, and therefore ought severely and impartially to be punished with death; but it must be remembered that it is an accusation easily to be made and hard to be proved and harder to be defended by the party accused, though never so innocent.
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Página 58 - ... the sacrament of the Lord's Supper according to the usage of the Church of England...