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 State : to which are Prefixed a Preliminary Report on the Plan of a Penal Code and Introductory Reports to the Several Codes Embraced in the System of Penal LawJ. Kay, Jun, 1833 - 745 páginas |
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Página 9
... true prin- ciples of legislation are impressed on the minds of the people ; when they see the reasons of the laws by which they are governed , they will obey them with cheerfulness , if just , and know how to change them , if oppressive ...
... true prin- ciples of legislation are impressed on the minds of the people ; when they see the reasons of the laws by which they are governed , they will obey them with cheerfulness , if just , and know how to change them , if oppressive ...
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... true result ; there are some crimes that are so destructive of the very existence of society , create such universal alarm , and suppose so great a depravity , that the perpe- trator is always viewed with abhorrence by the whole ...
... true result ; there are some crimes that are so destructive of the very existence of society , create such universal alarm , and suppose so great a depravity , that the perpe- trator is always viewed with abhorrence by the whole ...
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... true ; whether the punishment of death is necessary to prevent offences . In the proper sense of the expression , we know this is not the case ; to say that a certain single cause is necessary to produce a given effect , supposes , that ...
... true ; whether the punishment of death is necessary to prevent offences . In the proper sense of the expression , we know this is not the case ; to say that a certain single cause is necessary to produce a given effect , supposes , that ...
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... true , and the only remedy is an action against the person who makes a false return ; a doctrine utterly subversive of the true intent of the act , and which , in many cases , has rendered it nugatory . This doctrine was established on ...
... true , and the only remedy is an action against the person who makes a false return ; a doctrine utterly subversive of the true intent of the act , and which , in many cases , has rendered it nugatory . This doctrine was established on ...
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... true principles of criminal jurisprudence require that they should be neither . fect impartiality is incompatible with these duties . A good judge should have no wish that the guilty should escape , or that the innocent should suffer ...
... true principles of criminal jurisprudence require that they should be neither . fect impartiality is incompatible with these duties . A good judge should have no wish that the guilty should escape , or that the innocent should suffer ...
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Página 130 - Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed; for God made man in his own image.
Página 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...
Página 14 - If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, that is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying: 'Let us go and serve other gods...
Página 401 - ... be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than five hundred nor more than one thousand dollars...
Página 175 - Printing presses shall be free to every person who undertakes to examine the proceedings of the Legislature, or any branch of the government, and no law shall ever be made to restrain the right thereof. 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.
Página 434 - ... reasonably be supposed sufficient to overcome resistance, taking into consideration the relative strength of the parties, and other circumstances of the case.
Página 493 - If a party brought before the court or judge on the return of the writ is not entitled to his discharge, and is not bailed, where such bail is allowable, the court or judge must remand him to custody or place him under the restraint from which he was taken, if the person under whose custody or restraint he was is legally entitled thereto.
Página 434 - 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.
Página 491 - ... that the return must state particularly to whom, at what time, for what cause, and by what authority, the transfer was made.
Página 68 - The governor, by and with advice and consent of the said legislative council, or of a majority of them, shall have power to alter, modify, or repeal the laws which may be in force at the commencement of this act. Their legislative powers shall also extend to all the rightful subjects of legislation; but no law shall be valid which is inconsistent with the constitution and laws of the United States...