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 |
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... jury , the rare infliction of torture ; and in latter times , the law of habeas corpus , gave a decided superiority to the penal law of England over that of its neighbours . The nation , unfortunately , mistook this superiority for ...
... jury , the rare infliction of torture ; and in latter times , the law of habeas corpus , gave a decided superiority to the penal law of England over that of its neighbours . The nation , unfortunately , mistook this superiority for ...
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... jury is secured to the ac- cused , but it is not exclusively established . This , however , may be done by law , and there are so many strong reasons in its favour , that it has been thought proper to insert in the code , a precise ...
... jury is secured to the ac- cused , but it is not exclusively established . This , however , may be done by law , and there are so many strong reasons in its favour , that it has been thought proper to insert in the code , a precise ...
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... jury as useless , as rarely employed , and as insignificant in a crimi- nal court , as our laws have already made it in civil jurisdiction . Those who advocate the present disposition of our law , say - admit- ting the trial by jury to ...
... jury as useless , as rarely employed , and as insignificant in a crimi- nal court , as our laws have already made it in civil jurisdiction . Those who advocate the present disposition of our law , say - admit- ting the trial by jury to ...
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... JURY , taken by lot from among themselves , they cannot cease to be free . The information it spreads ; the sense of dignity and independence it inspires ; the courage it creates , will always give them an energy of resistance , that ...
... JURY , taken by lot from among themselves , they cannot cease to be free . The information it spreads ; the sense of dignity and independence it inspires ; the courage it creates , will always give them an energy of resistance , that ...
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... juries have some- times been found to interpose between executive power and its victims ; and the very name ( for it is , in fact , very little more ) of the trial by jury , is now , under the monarchy of France , the object of royal ...
... juries have some- times been found to interpose between executive power and its victims ; and the very name ( for it is , in fact , very little more ) of the trial by jury , is now , under the monarchy of France , the object of royal ...
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Strona 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.
Strona 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...
Strona 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...
Strona 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.
Strona 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.
Strona 427 - ... to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding six months...
Strona 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.
Strona 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...
Strona 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.
Strona 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.