| William Waller Hening - 1810 - 710 páginas
...shall be deemed murder of the second degree ; (b) and the jury before whom any person indicted for murder shall be tried shall, if they find such person guilty thereof, ascertain in their verdict, whether it be murder in the first or second degree ; but if such person... | |
| Virginia. General Court, William Brockenbrough - 1826 - 722 páginas
...does not, however, stop here, but goes on to say, " and the jury before whom such person, indicted for murder, shall be tried, shall, if they find such person guilty thereof," that is murder, "ascertain in their verdict whether it be murder in the first or second degree:" Cut... | |
| Ohio - 1835 - 70 páginas
...certaln the first or second degree, or manslaughter; and if such per- murdeof&c. 0 son be convicted by confession in open court, the court shall proceed by examination of witnesses, in open court, to determine the degree of the crime, and shall pronounce sentence accordingly. Sec.... | |
| Pennsylvania. Supreme Court, Thomas Isaac Wharton - 1836 - 580 páginas
...the same footing. And the act expressly provides, that the jury before whom, any person indicted for murder shall be tried^ shall, if they find such person guilty thereof, ascertain in their verdict whether it be murder in the first or second degree. Here is a positive and... | |
| Tennessee. Supreme Court, George Shall Yerger - 1836 - 668 páginas
...code, expressly requires that the jury, when they find a party guilty of murder, shall ascertain in their verdict, whether it be murder of the first or second degree. It is further provided, that if the party confess his guilt, the court shall, by empannelling a jury... | |
| Michigan. Legislature. Senate - 1837 - 306 páginas
...chapter one hundred and forty, as follows : " Sec. 2. The jury before whom any person indicted for murder shall be tried, shall, if they find such person guilty thereof, ascertain in their verdict whether it be murder in the first or second degree ; but if such person... | |
| Joseph Tate - 1841 - 992 páginas
...shall, if they find such person guilty thereof, ascertain in their verdict(c) whether it be murder in the first or second degree ; but if such person shall be convicted by confession, the court shall proceed, by examination of witnesses, to determine the degree of the... | |
| Michigan - 1846 - 896 páginas
...murder shall be uet¿rmined. be tiled, shall, if they find such person guilty thereof, ascertain in their verdict, whether it be murder of the first or...second degree ; but if such person shall be convicted by confession, the court shall proceed by examination of witnesses to determine the degree of the crime,... | |
| Sir Matthew Hale - 1847 - 774 páginas
...murder shall be deemed murder in the second degree; and the jury, before whom any person indicted for murder shall be tried, shall, if they find such person guilty thereof, ascertain, in their verdict, whether it be murder in the first or second degree; but if such person... | |
| Sir Matthew Hale - 1847 - 784 páginas
...murder shall be deemed murder of the second degree; and the jury, before whom any person, indicted Tor murder, shall be tried, shall, if they find such person guilty thereof, ascertain, in their rerdict, whether it be murder in the first or second degree; but if such person... | |
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