Reports of Decisions in Criminal Cases Made at Term, at Chambers and in the Courts of Oyer and Terminer of the State of New YorkWilliam Gould and Son, 1858 |
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... duty forthwith to hear , try and determine such complaint or prosecution , according to the provisions of said article , & c . , whether the person charged with such offence requests to be so tried or not , " & c . Though the right to ...
... duty forthwith to hear , try and determine such complaint or prosecution , according to the provisions of said article , & c . , whether the person charged with such offence requests to be so tried or not , " & c . Though the right to ...
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... duty and against the express directions of the court , and although in a capital case , would not of itself be a sufficient cause for setting aside the verdict . " These dicta , together with what was said in The People v . Douglass ...
... duty and against the express directions of the court , and although in a capital case , would not of itself be a sufficient cause for setting aside the verdict . " These dicta , together with what was said in The People v . Douglass ...
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... duty of examining the validity of that objection . The jury may have disregarded the incompetent declarations made by the deceased after her return and have relied upon the proof of her declared design on setting out , which the court ...
... duty of examining the validity of that objection . The jury may have disregarded the incompetent declarations made by the deceased after her return and have relied upon the proof of her declared design on setting out , which the court ...
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... duties for the public benefit and safety . He is a criminal officer . He is appointed , as it were , between the public and those who violate the law , for the protec- tion of the public . His duty is to see that those who are brought ...
... duties for the public benefit and safety . He is a criminal officer . He is appointed , as it were , between the public and those who violate the law , for the protec- tion of the public . His duty is to see that those who are brought ...
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... duty may not be very serious ; yet when the public once get accustomed to that kind of conduct upon the part of public officers , some other official , who has high public interests intrusted to his charge , may , by - and - by ...
... duty may not be very serious ; yet when the public once get accustomed to that kind of conduct upon the part of public officers , some other official , who has high public interests intrusted to his charge , may , by - and - by ...
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Página 311 - ... 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.
Página 658 - Tunnygate, against the form of the statute in such case made and provided, and against the peace of the People of the State of New York and their dignity.
Página 306 - Can a medical man conversant with the disease of insanity, who never saw the prisoner previously to the trial, but who was present during the whole trial and the examination of all the witnesses, be asked his opinion as to the state of the prisoner's mind at the time of the commission of the alleged crime? or his opinion whether the prisoner was conscious at the time of doing the act that he was acting contrary to law, or whether he was labouring under any and what delusion at the time?
Página 254 - The term felony, when used in this act, or in any other statute, shall be construed to mean an offence for which the offender, on conviction, shall be liable by law to be punished by death, or by imprisonment in a State Prison.
Página 311 - As these two questions appear to us to be more conveniently answered together, we submit our opinion to be that the jury ought to be told in all cases that every man is presumed to be sane, and to possess a sufficient degree of reason to be responsible for his crimes, until the contrary be proved to their satisfaction.
Página 364 - I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen...
Página 323 - By an act imminently dangerous to others, and evincing a depraved mind, regardless of human life...
Página 405 - Columbia, laborer, not having the fear of God before his eyes, but being moved and seduced by the instigation of the devil...
Página 324 - Every person who shall administer to any woman d"st"oy1ch!id.t° pregnant with a quick child any medicine, drug, or substance whatever, or shall use or employ any instrument, or other means, with intent thereby to destroy such child, unless...
Página 177 - RC prays that the judgment aforesaid, for the errors aforesaid, and other errors in the record and prpceedings aforesaid, may be reversed, annulled, and altogether held for nothing, and that he may be restored to all things which he hath lost by occasion of the said judgment, &c.