A Digest of Important Cases on the Law of CrimesG. Wahr, 1906 - 623 pages |
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... . Any act committed with a view of evading the legislation of con- gress passed in the execution of any of its powers , or of fraudu- lently securing the benefit of such legislation , may properly 8 2 . 7 SOURCES OF NATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW .
... . Any act committed with a view of evading the legislation of con- gress passed in the execution of any of its powers , or of fraudu- lently securing the benefit of such legislation , may properly 8 2 . 7 SOURCES OF NATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW .
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... passed since the emigration , were adopted by our courts , and now have the authority of law derived from long practice . To these may be added some ancient usages , originating probably from laws passed by the legislature of the colony ...
... passed since the emigration , were adopted by our courts , and now have the authority of law derived from long practice . To these may be added some ancient usages , originating probably from laws passed by the legislature of the colony ...
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... , or those English statutes passed before the emigration of our ancestors , and constituting a part of that law by which , as English subjects , they were governed when they emigrated ; or 12 % 5 . SOURCES OF OUR CRIMINAL LAW .
... , or those English statutes passed before the emigration of our ancestors , and constituting a part of that law by which , as English subjects , they were governed when they emigrated ; or 12 % 5 . SOURCES OF OUR CRIMINAL LAW .
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... passing trucks . For this the watchman was indicted for manslaughter ; but the duty being merely private to his employer , who was not bound to keep a watchman there , it was held that there 8 11 . 27 DEFINITION OF A CRIME .
... passing trucks . For this the watchman was indicted for manslaughter ; but the duty being merely private to his employer , who was not bound to keep a watchman there , it was held that there 8 11 . 27 DEFINITION OF A CRIME .
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... passing of the statute of 1814 , and before that of 1830. The act cannot be punished as an offense at common law ... passed . No judgment therefore can be rendered against the defendants , on % 13 . 35 DEFINITION OF A CRIME . Repeals ...
... passing of the statute of 1814 , and before that of 1830. The act cannot be punished as an offense at common law ... passed . No judgment therefore can be rendered against the defendants , on % 13 . 35 DEFINITION OF A CRIME . Repeals ...
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Popular passages
Page 151 - ... to establish a defense on the ground of insanity, it must be clearly proved that, at the time of the committing of the act, the party accused was laboring 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.
Page 276 - Bay, Rhode Island, and Providence Plantations, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia, to be free, sovereign and independent States; that he treats with them as such, and for himself, his heirs and successors, relinquishes all claims to the Government, propriety and territorial rights of the same, and every part thereof.
Page 92 - American people which declared that their legislature should ' make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,' thus building a wall of separation between church and State.
Page 274 - When committed upon the high seas, or on any other waters within the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of the United States and out of the jurisdiction of any particular State...
Page 498 - ... the same, or any part thereof, every such offender shall be deemed to have feloniously stolen the same...
Page 93 - Can a man excuse his practices to the contrary because of his religious belief? To permit this would be to make the professed doctrines of religious belief superior to the law of the land, and in effect to permit every citizen to become a law unto himself. Government could exist only in name under such circumstances.
Page 149 - No act committed by a person while in a state of voluntary intoxication shall be deemed less criminal by reason of his having been in such condition.
Page 538 - That if any Person shall by any false Pretence obtain from any other Person any Chattel, Money, or valuable Security, with Intent to cheat or defraud any Person of the same, every such Offender shall be guilty of a Misdemeanor...
Page 66 - Extortion is the obtaining of property from another, with his consent, induced by a wrongful use of force or fear, or under color of official right.
Page 367 - No person can be convicted of murder or manslaughter unless the death of the person alleged to have been killed and the fact of killing by the defendant, as alleged, are each established as independent facts ; the former by direct proof, and the latter beyond a reasonable doubt.