A Treatise on the Criminal Law of the Navy: With an Introductory Chapter on the Early State and Discipline of the Navy, and an Appendix, Comprising the Naval Discipline Act, the Queen's Regulations on Courts-martial and Discipline, and Practical Forms |
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... passed in August , 1861. It appears in the statute book under the general title of " An Act for the Government of the Navy , " though it is cited throughout these pages by its short legal title ' of The Naval Discipline Act , 1861. " 66 ...
... passed in August , 1861. It appears in the statute book under the general title of " An Act for the Government of the Navy , " though it is cited throughout these pages by its short legal title ' of The Naval Discipline Act , 1861. " 66 ...
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... passed in 1648 and 1653. * Under the authority of these Acts , the following instructions for the trial of offenders by councils of war were issued by Robert Blake , George Monck , John Disbrow , and William Penn , admirals and generals ...
... passed in 1648 and 1653. * Under the authority of these Acts , the following instructions for the trial of offenders by councils of war were issued by Robert Blake , George Monck , John Disbrow , and William Penn , admirals and generals ...
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... passed , vesting all such rights in the commissioners to all intents and purposes , as if the said commissioners were Lord High Admiral of England . " In 1707 H.R.H. Prince George of Denmark was appointed Lord High Admiral of England ...
... passed , vesting all such rights in the commissioners to all intents and purposes , as if the said commissioners were Lord High Admiral of England . " In 1707 H.R.H. Prince George of Denmark was appointed Lord High Admiral of England ...
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... passed the Upper House by a majority of only two . " 2 In the Lower House , where the dignities and immunities of the nobility were regarded with no friendly feeling , there was little difference of opi- nion ; and the bill passed at ...
... passed the Upper House by a majority of only two . " 2 In the Lower House , where the dignities and immunities of the nobility were regarded with no friendly feeling , there was little difference of opi- nion ; and the bill passed at ...
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... passed : the regulation requiring naval courts - martial to hold their sittings on board ship , still continues in force.2 In 1797 two Acts were passed with most ex- tensive powers for the suppression of mutiny , at a time when the ...
... passed : the regulation requiring naval courts - martial to hold their sittings on board ship , still continues in force.2 In 1797 two Acts were passed with most ex- tensive powers for the suppression of mutiny , at a time when the ...
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25 Vict according accused Admiralty aforesaid alleged arrest Articles of War assault authority awarded belonging to H. M.'s C. M. art captain charge circumstances commander-in-chief commanding officer commission conduct corporal punishment court court-martial crime criminal day of A.D. deemed defendant deserter discharged disgrace dismissed duty enacted enemy England evidence fact felony fleet grievous bodily harm guilty H. M.'s ship hard labour hereinafter mentioned imprisonment inflicted intent judge-advocate jurisdiction justice liable Lieutenant Lord High Admiral Majesty Majesty's navy Majesty's service Majesty's ships marines martial ment murder mutiny Naval Discipline Act non-commissioned officer oath officer in command order courts-martial ordinary seaman party penal servitude Penalty person subject petty officer president prisoner proof proved Queen's Regs question rank regulations respect Russ Scale of punish sentence solitary confinement squadron statute suffer death superior officer term not exceeding thereof tion trial tried United Kingdom warrant witness
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Page 159 - ... to establish a defence on the ground of insanity, it must be clearly proved that, at the time of the committing of the act, the party accused was labouring under such a defect of reason, from disease of the mind, as not to know the nature and quality of the act he was doing; or if he did know it, that he did not know that he was doing what was wrong.
Page 160 - Lordships' inquiries are confined to those persons who labour under such partial delusions only, and are not in other respects insane, we are of opinion that, notwithstanding the party accused did the act complained of with a view, under the influence of insane delusion, of redressing or revenging some supposed grievance or injury, or of producing some public benefit...
Page 224 - Judge prove adverse, contradict him by other evidence, or, by leave of the Judge, prove that he has made at other times a statement inconsistent with his present testimony ; but before such last-mentioned proof can be given, the circumstances of the supposed statement, sufficient to designate the particular occasion, must be mentioned to the witness, and he must be asked whether or not he has made such statement.
Page 204 - The general principle on which this species of evidence is admitted, is that they are declarations made in extremity, when the party is at the point of death, and when every hope of this world is gone ; when every motive to falsehood is silenced, and the mind is induced by the most powerful considerations to speak the truth...
Page 223 - A party producing a witness shall not be allowed to impeach his credit by general evidence of bad character, but he may, in case the witness shall in the opinion of the judge prove adverse, contradict him by other evidence, or, by leave of the judge, prove that he has made at other times a statement inconsistent with his present testimony...
Page 160 - On the assumption that he labors under partial delusion only, and is not in other respects insane, he must be considered in the same situation, as to responsibility, as if the facts with respect to which the delusion exists were real.
Page 160 - Can a medical man, conversant with the disease of insanity, who never saw the prisoner previously to the trial, but who was present during the whole trial and the examination of all the witnesses, be asked his opinion as to the state of the prisoner's mind at the time of the commission of the alleged crime, or his opinion whether the prisoner was conscious at the time of doing the act that he was acting contrary to law, or whether he was labouring under any and what delusion at the time?
Page 159 - ... the jurors ought to be told in all cases that every man is to be presumed to be sane, and to possess a sufficient degree of reason to be responsible for his crimes, until the contrary be proved to their satisfaction; and that to establish a defence on the ground of insanity, it must be clearly proved that, at the time of...
Page 211 - From and after the coming of this act into operation, whenever on the trial of any indictment for any felony or misdemeanor there shall appear to be any variance between the statement in such indictment and the evidence offered in proof thereof...
Page 212 - ... consider such variance not material to the merits of the case, and that the defendant cannot be prejudiced thereby in his defense on such merits, to order such indictment to be amended according to the proof...