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 58
... witness ; that the decisions relied on as authorities were made since a statute passed in the reign of queen Elizabeth , which had indirectly effected a change in the common law . Of this opinion was the court , and the witness was ...
... witness ; that the decisions relied on as authorities were made since a statute passed in the reign of queen Elizabeth , which had indirectly effected a change in the common law . Of this opinion was the court , and the witness was ...
Página 63
... witness , of the age of discretion , shall be disqualified from testifying on the ground of being incompetent , unless such witness be at the time of producing him , interested or infamous . ” ( b ) This law confirms the opinion that a ...
... witness , of the age of discretion , shall be disqualified from testifying on the ground of being incompetent , unless such witness be at the time of producing him , interested or infamous . ” ( b ) This law confirms the opinion that a ...
Página 64
... witness to a transaction on which fortune may depend , or to exculpate from a charge which may effect reputation or life . I have enlarged more on the consequences of removing doubts as to the existence of this law because of its ...
... witness to a transaction on which fortune may depend , or to exculpate from a charge which may effect reputation or life . I have enlarged more on the consequences of removing doubts as to the existence of this law because of its ...
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... witness should be offered who is com- petent according to the common law of England , but inadmissible under the ... witness ? are questions which the laws of the country must decide by general rules . Whether any particular testimony ...
... witness should be offered who is com- petent according to the common law of England , but inadmissible under the ... witness ? are questions which the laws of the country must decide by general rules . Whether any particular testimony ...
Página 122
... witnesses of their effects . In nothing is this more apparent , or the cause more deeply hidden , than in that propensity ... witness the cool reply of one of them to a fellow - sufferer on the wheel : - " Why do you make all this noise ...
... witnesses of their effects . In nothing is this more apparent , or the cause more deeply hidden , than in that propensity ... witness the cool reply of one of them to a fellow - sufferer on the wheel : - " Why do you make all this noise ...
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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.