Principles of the Criminal Law of ScotlandW. Blackwood, 1832 - 696 pages |
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... circumstances where a few 1 Hume , i . 219. - 2 Ibid . - 3 Syme , 321. Ibid . 214. Ibid . - 6 Ibid . 219. Burnett , 57 ; Hume , i . 222 . months imprisonment would possibly be the utmost extent of the 22 DIFFERENT KINDS OF HOMICIDE .
... circumstances where a few 1 Hume , i . 219. - 2 Ibid . - 3 Syme , 321. Ibid . 214. Ibid . - 6 Ibid . 219. Burnett , 57 ; Hume , i . 222 . months imprisonment would possibly be the utmost extent of the 22 DIFFERENT KINDS OF HOMICIDE .
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Archibald Alison. months imprisonment would possibly be the utmost extent of the punishment . A gardener , for example , whose orchard has been frequently broken , and at last sees a number of boys de- scending from the trees , and fires ...
Archibald Alison. months imprisonment would possibly be the utmost extent of the punishment . A gardener , for example , whose orchard has been frequently broken , and at last sees a number of boys de- scending from the trees , and fires ...
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... imprisonment , it is viewed in the same light.1 And where a jailor knowingly confined a prisoner in the room with another prisoner who had the smallpox , and he died in consequence , this was held to be murder.5 13. In the execution of ...
... imprisonment , it is viewed in the same light.1 And where a jailor knowingly confined a prisoner in the room with another prisoner who had the smallpox , and he died in consequence , this was held to be murder.5 13. In the execution of ...
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... imprisonment of the man , and Burch was ordered to assist in conveying him to jail . In the course of carrying him there , Burch and his party were struck with staves and stones , and at length a drummer was seized by the hair and ...
... imprisonment of the man , and Burch was ordered to assist in conveying him to jail . In the course of carrying him there , Burch and his party were struck with staves and stones , and at length a drummer was seized by the hair and ...
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... imprisonment.1 In like manner , in the case of Andrew Pyper , 4th January 1802 , a quarrel arose between the prisoner and the deceased , who were fellow - ser- vants , and , after some altercation , the deceased , who was the stronger ...
... imprisonment.1 In like manner , in the case of Andrew Pyper , 4th January 1802 , a quarrel arose between the prisoner and the deceased , who were fellow - ser- vants , and , after some altercation , the deceased , who was the stronger ...
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