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... jury ought in all cases to be told that every man should be considered of sane mind , until the contrary were clearly proved in evidence . That before a plea of insanity should be allowed , un- doubted evidence ought to be adduced that ...
... jury ought in all cases to be told that every man should be considered of sane mind , until the contrary were clearly proved in evidence . That before a plea of insanity should be allowed , un- doubted evidence ought to be adduced that ...
Page 16
... resting upon the fact of the deceased being a stranger to him , and of there being consequently no motive for the murder : the jury negatived the plea , and the prisoner was convicted and executed . 16 INTRODUCTION .
... resting upon the fact of the deceased being a stranger to him , and of there being consequently no motive for the murder : the jury negatived the plea , and the prisoner was convicted and executed . 16 INTRODUCTION .
Page 56
... juries . We are in- clined to agree with the observation of a lawyer of great celebrity , " that it would be a wise ... jury had found that the person deceased had been the author of his own death , should be directed to deliver up the ...
... juries . We are in- clined to agree with the observation of a lawyer of great celebrity , " that it would be a wise ... jury had found that the person deceased had been the author of his own death , should be directed to deliver up the ...
Page 60
... juries of the present day , for we find that they rarely con- vict , when it is proved that the accused was insane within a short period of the time of his perpe- trating the crime , however rationally to all appear- ance it may have ...
... juries of the present day , for we find that they rarely con- vict , when it is proved that the accused was insane within a short period of the time of his perpe- trating the crime , however rationally to all appear- ance it may have ...
Page 71
... juries are constantly deciding to which class the individual case shall belong , not upon the dictum of any fixed infallible rule , but from a careful and deliberate weighing and scrutiny of the particular circumstances and consi ...
... juries are constantly deciding to which class the individual case shall belong , not upon the dictum of any fixed infallible rule , but from a careful and deliberate weighing and scrutiny of the particular circumstances and consi ...
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Unsoundness of Mind Considered in Relation to the Question of Responsibility ... Samuel Knaggs No preview available - 2009 |
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