A History of the Criminal Law of England, Volume 2Macmillan, 1883 - Criminal law |
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... committed or not are those in which an obscure mortal injury is definitely caused by an apparently inadequate cause — a cause at least which does not usually produce such results . A very slight nervous shock might in many cases kill a ...
... committed or not are those in which an obscure mortal injury is definitely caused by an apparently inadequate cause — a cause at least which does not usually produce such results . A very slight nervous shock might in many cases kill a ...
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... committing crimes , the arrest of persons sus- pected of having committed felonies , and the prevention of the escape of persons arrested , whether by peace officers or private persons . These distinctions , however , have little ...
... committing crimes , the arrest of persons sus- pected of having committed felonies , and the prevention of the escape of persons arrested , whether by peace officers or private persons . These distinctions , however , have little ...
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... committed either by an act or by an omission accompanied by an inten- tion to kill or hurt , or not accompanied by an intention to kill or hurt such intention or being lawful . such intention being unlawful . ( 1. ) the act itself or ...
... committed either by an act or by an omission accompanied by an inten- tion to kill or hurt , or not accompanied by an intention to kill or hurt such intention or being lawful . such intention being unlawful . ( 1. ) the act itself or ...
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... commit any felony whatever . ( d ) An intent to oppose by force any officer of justice in arresting or keeping in ... committing a felony , in each of which cases it is murder to cause death by the intentional infliction of any bodily ...
... commit any felony whatever . ( d ) An intent to oppose by force any officer of justice in arresting or keeping in ... committing a felony , in each of which cases it is murder to cause death by the intentional infliction of any bodily ...
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... committed no offence at all . He gives a curious illustration which must , I suppose , have occurred in actual practice . 1 " Si cum pilâ luderet quis manum tensoris [ ton- soris ] quem non vidit pilâ percussit , ita quod gulam alicujus ...
... committed no offence at all . He gives a curious illustration which must , I suppose , have occurred in actual practice . 1 " Si cum pilâ luderet quis manum tensoris [ ton- soris ] quem non vidit pilâ percussit , ita quod gulam alicujus ...
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Page 352 - ... to establish a defence on the ground of insanity, it must be clearly proved that, at the time of the committing of the act, the party accused was labouring 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 252 - ... any voter, or to or for any other person, " in order to induce any voter to" vote or refrain from
Page 87 - Quiconque , par maladresse, imprudence, inattention, négligence ou inobservation des règlements, aura commis involontairement un homicide, ou en aura involontairement été la cause, sera puni d'un emprisonnement de trois mois à deux ans, et d'une amende de cinquante francs à sis cents francs.
Page 208 - In many cases an agreement to do a certain thing has been considered as the subject of an indictment for a conspiracy, though the same act, if done separately by each individual without any agreement among themselves, would not have been illegal as, in the case of journeymen conspiring to raise their wages; each may insist on raising his wages, if lie can, but if several meet for the same purpose, it is illegal, and the parties may be indicted for a conspiracy.
Page 22 - And if a man lie not in wait, but God deliver him into his hand; then I will appoint thee a place whither he shall flee. 14 But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die.
Page 20 - ... knowledge that the act which causes death will probably cause the death of, or grievous bodily harm to, some person, whether .such person is the person actually killed or not, although such knowledge is accompanied by indifference whether death or grievous bodily harm is caused or not, or by a wish that it may not be caused...
Page 224 - Every person who, with a view to compel any other person to abstain from doing or to do any act which such other person has a legal right to do or abstain from doing, wrongfully and without legal authority — 1.
Page 86 - Le meurtre emportera également la peine mort, lorsqu'il aura eu pour objet soit de préparer, faciliter ou exécuter un délit, soit de favoriser la fuite ou d'assurer l'impunité des auteurs ou complices de ce délit.
Page 115 - That whosoever unlawfully and maliciously shall shoot at any person, or shall, by drawing a trigger, or in any other manner attempt to discharge any kind of loaded arms at any person...
Page 254 - ... brought as a Slave or Slaves into any Island, Colony, Country, Territory, or Place whatsoever, or for the purpose of his, her, or their being sold, transferred, used, or dealt with as a Slave or Slaves, then and in every such Case the Person or Persons so offending...