Report Made to the General Assembly of the State of Louisiana: On the Plan of a Penal Code for the Said StatesB. Levy & Company, 1822 - 159 страница |
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... crime , that all offences should be clearly and explicitly defined , in language generally under- stood ; that punishments should be proportioned to offences ; that the rules of evidence should be ascer- tained as applicable to each ...
... crime , that all offences should be clearly and explicitly defined , in language generally under- stood ; that punishments should be proportioned to offences ; that the rules of evidence should be ascer- tained as applicable to each ...
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... crimes , were attended with butchery that would disgust a savage . The life and honor of the accused , were made to depend on the uncertain issue of a judicial combat . A wretched sophistry . introduced the doctrine of corrupted blood ...
... crimes , were attended with butchery that would disgust a savage . The life and honor of the accused , were made to depend on the uncertain issue of a judicial combat . A wretched sophistry . introduced the doctrine of corrupted blood ...
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... crime , and instigat- ing another to perform that which the contriver has not courage himself to execute ; how can ... crimes of complicity . Under the second head , our law now calls for the punishment of acts , which , if not strictly ...
... crime , and instigat- ing another to perform that which the contriver has not courage himself to execute ; how can ... crimes of complicity . Under the second head , our law now calls for the punishment of acts , which , if not strictly ...
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... crime , the stern dictates of our law require , that his parent ; that the very mother who bore him ; that his sisters and brothers , the companions of his in- fancy , should expel nature from their hearts , and humanity from their ...
... crime , the stern dictates of our law require , that his parent ; that the very mother who bore him ; that his sisters and brothers , the companions of his in- fancy , should expel nature from their hearts , and humanity from their ...
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... crimes . The last being such as are punished by hard labor , seclusion , or privation of civil rights , in addition to imprisonment . All other offences are called misdemeanors . In the progress of the work , I have felt some want of ...
... crimes . The last being such as are punished by hard labor , seclusion , or privation of civil rights , in addition to imprisonment . All other offences are called misdemeanors . In the progress of the work , I have felt some want of ...
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Страница 31 - If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods...
Страница 151 - When the jurisdiction of such court or officer has been exceeded; 2. "When the imprisonment was at first lawful, yet by some act, omission, or event which has taken place afterwards, the party has become entitled to a discharge; 3.
Страница 73 - I have no pleasure in the DEATH of a sinner, but rather that he should TURN FROM HIS WICKEDNESS AND LIVE.
Страница 136 - ... names be unknown or uncertain, he may be described by an assumed appellation ; and any one who may be served with the writ shall be deemed the person to whom it is directed, although it may be directed to him by a wrong name or description, or to another person: 2. If the person who is directed to be produced, be designated by name; or if his name be uncertain or unknown, he may be described in any other way, so as to designate the person intended.
Страница 151 - If it appears on the return of the writ that the prisoner is in custody by virtue of process from any court of this state, or judge or officer thereof, such prisoner may be discharged in any of the following cases, subject to the restrictions of the last section: 1.
Страница 3 - SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the senate and house of representatives of the state of Louisiana...
Страница 64 - The fate of one set of culprits, in some instances, had no effect, . even on those who were next to be reported for execution ; they play at ball and pass their jokes as if nothing was the matter. I have seen the last separation of persons about to be executed. There was nothing of solemnity about it, and it was more like the parting for a country journey, than taking their last farewell. I mention these things, to...
Страница 140 - ... shall make a return, in like manner, and the like proceedings shall be had, as if a writ of habeas corpus had been issued in the first instance.
Страница 139 - Where it appears, by proof satisfactory to a court or judge, authorized to grant either writ, that a person is held in unlawful confinement or custody, and that there is good reason to believe that he will be carried out of the State, or suffer...
Страница 151 - Where the court has exceeded the limits of its jurisdiction, either as to matter, place, sum or person. 2. Where, though the original imprisonment was lawful, yet by some act, omission or event, which has taken place afterwards, the party has become entitled to his liberty.