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 11
... believe , demands a trial by jury , as he has a right to do , in all serious cases , even where the accused is willing to waive it . But a prosecutor less friendly to the institution , and a judge more desirous to increase his powers ...
... believe , demands a trial by jury , as he has a right to do , in all serious cases , even where the accused is willing to waive it . But a prosecutor less friendly to the institution , and a judge more desirous to increase his powers ...
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... believe that the fear of a remote and uncertain death will stop the traitor in the intoxicating moment of fancied victory over the constitution and liber- ties of his country ? While in the proud confidence of success , he defies heaven ...
... believe that the fear of a remote and uncertain death will stop the traitor in the intoxicating moment of fancied victory over the constitution and liber- ties of his country ? While in the proud confidence of success , he defies heaven ...
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... believe the knout ( an infliction more cruel than a speedy death ) was preserved , I do not urge this example as having the same weight it would have , if milder pun- ishments had been substituted . Three years after Elizabeth had ...
... believe the knout ( an infliction more cruel than a speedy death ) was preserved , I do not urge this example as having the same weight it would have , if milder pun- ishments had been substituted . Three years after Elizabeth had ...
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... believe them . But in a country where these abuses do not exist ; in a country whose admirable system of government is founded wholly on innovation , where there is no anti- quity to create a false veneration for abuses , and no ...
... believe them . But in a country where these abuses do not exist ; in a country whose admirable system of government is founded wholly on innovation , where there is no anti- quity to create a false veneration for abuses , and no ...
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... believe , will make many a discharged convict a more worthy member of society than some who have never committed any offence of sufficient magnitude to incur the same disci- pline . But reformation is not enough ; although sincere , it ...
... believe , will make many a discharged convict a more worthy member of society than some who have never committed any offence of sufficient magnitude to incur the same disci- pline . But reformation is not enough ; although sincere , it ...
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Página 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.
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, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods...
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 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.
Página 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.
Página 427 - ... to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding six months...
Página 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.
Página 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...
Página 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.
Página 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.