A System of Penal Law for the State of Louisiana: Consisting of a Code of Crimes and Punishments, a Code of Procedure, a Code of Evidence, a Code of Reform and Prison Discipline, a Book of Definitions, Prepared Under the Authority of a Law of the Said StateJ. Kay, Jun., 1833 - 745 Seiten |
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... conviction , that his official conduct and opinions will be discussed before a tribunal in which he neither presides nor officiates . The effects of such a convic- tion may be easily imagined , and we may fairly conclude , that in pro ...
... conviction , that his official conduct and opinions will be discussed before a tribunal in which he neither presides nor officiates . The effects of such a convic- tion may be easily imagined , and we may fairly conclude , that in pro ...
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... conviction ; and whether guilty or innocent , it has a higher interest , that the fact should be fairly canvassed before judges inaccessible to influence , and unbiassed by any false views of official duty . It has an interest in the ...
... conviction ; and whether guilty or innocent , it has a higher interest , that the fact should be fairly canvassed before judges inaccessible to influence , and unbiassed by any false views of official duty . It has an interest in the ...
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... conviction , and that , too , in the case of great crimes as well as minor offences , lead prosecutors to relax their severity , wit- nesses to appear with reluctance , jurors to acquit against evidence , and the pardoning power ...
... conviction , and that , too , in the case of great crimes as well as minor offences , lead prosecutors to relax their severity , wit- nesses to appear with reluctance , jurors to acquit against evidence , and the pardoning power ...
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... convicted of for- gery and counterfeiting in seven years , ending in 1818. During an equal period , seven persons were convicted of the same offence in the whole state , which makes the crime eighteen times more frequent in London , in ...
... convicted of for- gery and counterfeiting in seven years , ending in 1818. During an equal period , seven persons were convicted of the same offence in the whole state , which makes the crime eighteen times more frequent in London , in ...
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... conviction on our minds . Every where , with but few except- ions , the interest of the many has , from the earliest ages , been sacrificed to the power of the few . Every where penal laws have been framed to support this power ; and ...
... conviction on our minds . Every where , with but few except- ions , the interest of the many has , from the earliest ages , been sacrificed to the power of the few . Every where penal laws have been framed to support this power ; and ...
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Beliebte Passagen
Seite 69 - No person demeaning himself in a peaceable and orderly manner, shall ever be molested on account of his mode of worship or religious sentiments, in the said territory.
Seite 14 - 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...
Seite 69 - It is hereby ordained and declared, by the authority aforesaid, that the following articles shall be considered as articles of compact, between the original States and the people and States in the said territory, and forever remain unalterable, unless by common consent...
Seite 249 - No person or collection of persons, being one of those departments, shall exercise any power, properly belonging to either of the others, except in the instances hereinafter expressly directed or permitted.
Seite 563 - AB, if apprehended within the same [County], before me, or before some other Justice or Justices of the Peace of the same County, to be dealt with according to Law.
Seite 427 - ... to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding six months...
Seite 531 - ... in open court during the trial. If, during the retirement of the jury, a juror declare a fact which could be evidence in the cause, as of his own knowledge, the jury must return into court. In either of these cases, the juror making the statement must be sworn as a witness and examined in the presence of the parties.
Seite 399 - ... be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than five hundred nor more than one thousand dollars...
Seite 432 - For taking away any female, under the age of sixteen years, from her father, mother, guardian, or other person having the legal charge of her person, without their consent, either for the purpose of concubinage or prostitution ; Is in.
Seite 398 - The free communication of thoughts and opinions is one of the invaluable rights of man ; and every citizen may freely speak, write and print on any subject, being responsible for the abuse of that liberty.