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
... considered ; if he be guilty , the state has an interest in his 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 ...
... considered ; if he be guilty , the state has an interest in his 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 ...
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... considered as the best security for the liberties of the people ; and why , though they behold with a shameful indifference , a domineering aristocracy , corrupting their legislative , and encroaching on their executive branches of ...
... considered as the best security for the liberties of the people ; and why , though they behold with a shameful indifference , a domineering aristocracy , corrupting their legislative , and encroaching on their executive branches of ...
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... considered as a trite repetition of acknowledged truths : here , I have some reason to apprehend they will be thought problematical as- sertions . But whatever may be their effect , I should , with my ideas of their importance , have ...
... considered as a trite repetition of acknowledged truths : here , I have some reason to apprehend they will be thought problematical as- sertions . But whatever may be their effect , I should , with my ideas of their importance , have ...
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... considered as of small moment : every bill of rights since the art of printing has been known , testifies how highly it has been prized . This anomaly may , in states governed by the common law , be account- ed for by the reflection ...
... considered as of small moment : every bill of rights since the art of printing has been known , testifies how highly it has been prized . This anomaly may , in states governed by the common law , be account- ed for by the reflection ...
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... considered as the best mode of ascertaining innocence or discovering guilt ; although offences against the deity are no longer expiated by the burning faggot ; or those against the majesty of kings , avenged by THE PLAN OF A PENAL CODE .
... considered as the best mode of ascertaining innocence or discovering guilt ; although offences against the deity are no longer expiated by the burning faggot ; or those against the majesty of kings , avenged by THE PLAN OF A PENAL CODE .
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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.