Report Made to the General Assembly of the State of Louisiana: On the Plan of a Penal Code for the Said StatesB. Levy & Company, 1822 - 159 |
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... revision of their penal laws , docu- ments of great utility , to shew the operation of the law we have partially adopted , in that country from which we have borrowed it . It appears , that these reports are not easily pro- 10.
... revision of their penal laws , docu- ments of great utility , to shew the operation of the law we have partially adopted , in that country from which we have borrowed it . It appears , that these reports are not easily pro- 10.
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On the Plan of a Penal Code for the Said States Edward Livingston. It appears , that these reports are not easily pro- cured , and that Mr. Rush was indebted for them to Mr. Jeremy Bentham , whose writings have thrown so much light on ...
On the Plan of a Penal Code for the Said States Edward Livingston. It appears , that these reports are not easily pro- cured , and that Mr. Rush was indebted for them to Mr. Jeremy Bentham , whose writings have thrown so much light on ...
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... appear with reluctance , jurors to acquit against evidence , and the pardoning power improperly to interpose . If the public ex- citement takes another turn , the consequences are worse ; indignation against the crime is converted into ...
... appear with reluctance , jurors to acquit against evidence , and the pardoning power improperly to interpose . If the public ex- citement takes another turn , the consequences are worse ; indignation against the crime is converted into ...
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... appearing precisely as if no- thing had happened . " • No colouring is necessary to heighten the effect of these sketches . Nothing , it appears to me , can more fully prove the utter inutility of this waste of human life , its utter ...
... appearing precisely as if no- thing had happened . " • No colouring is necessary to heighten the effect of these sketches . Nothing , it appears to me , can more fully prove the utter inutility of this waste of human life , its utter ...
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... appears to me that the reasoning might with , some propriety , be retorted against those who use it , by saying " all punishments are but experiments to discover what will best prevent crimes ; your favorite . one of death has been ...
... appears to me that the reasoning might with , some propriety , be retorted against those who use it , by saying " all punishments are but experiments to discover what will best prevent crimes ; your favorite . one of death has been ...
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