 | Law - 1883 - 548 pages
...its application to criminal cases. It defines four distinct classes of laws embraced by the clause. " 1st. Every law that makes an action done before the...innocent when done, criminal, and punishes such action. 3d. Every law that aggravates the crime or makes it greater than it was when committed. 3d. Every law... | |
 | Law - 1885 - 544 pages
...state what laws I consider ex post facto laws within the words aud the intent of the prohibition: (1) Every law that makes an action done before the passing...innocent when done, criminal, and punishes such action; (2) every law that aggravates a crime, or makes it greater than it was when committed; (3) every law... | |
 | Law - 1890 - 548 pages
...consider ex pnst facto laws, within the words and the intent of ihe prohibition : 1. Every law that make; an action done before the passing of the law, and...innocent when done, criminal, and punishes such action. 2. Every law that aggravates a crime, or makes it greater than it was when committed. 3. Every law... | |
 | Law - 1883 - 552 pages
...its application to criminal cases. It defines four distinct classes of laws embraced by the clause. " 1st. Every law that makes an action done before the passing of the law, and which was innocent wheu done, criminal, and punishes such action. 2d. Every law that aggravates the crime or makes it... | |
 | Henry Oldright - 1870 - 896 pages
...409, it is said that these words were "technical expres" sions, and meant even- law that made an act. done before " the passing of the law, and which was innocent when done, " criminal; or which aggravated a crime, and made it greater " than it was when committed; or which altered the... | |
 | William Whiting - Executive power - 1871 - 728 pages
...all laws which come within the meaning of that clause of the Constitution into four classes : — 1. Every law that makes an action done before the passing...innocent when done, criminal, and punishes such action. 2. Every law that aggravates a crime, or makes it greater than it was when committed. 3. Every law... | |
 | Edward McPherson - Freed persons - 1871 - 670 pages
...before the passing of tht law, and which was innocent when done, criminal, and punishes such action. 2. Constitution suffi when committed. 3. Every law that changes the punishment, and inÛicte a greater punishment than the... | |
 | Edward McPherson - Reconstruction - 1871 - 678 pages
...Constitution into four classes: 1. Every law that makes an action done before the passi ng of th» law, and which was innocent when done, criminal, and punishes such action. 2. Every law that aggravates a crime, or makes it greater than it was when committed. 3. Every law... | |
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Every law that makes an action done before the passing of the law, and which was innocent when done, criminal; and punishes such action. 2d. Every law that aggravates a crime, or makes it greater than it was, when committed. 
