That all murder, which shall be perpetrated by means of poison, or by lying in wait, or by any other kind of wilful, deliberate and premeditated killing, or which shall be committed in the perpetration or attempt to perpetrate any arson, rape, robbery,... Lawyers' Reports Annotated - Page 3571904Full view - About this book
| Virginia - Law - 1803 - 1026 pages
...further tnatleit, That all murder which shall he perpetrated by means of poifon, or by lying in waitf or by any other kind of wilful, deliberate, and premeditated...committed in the perpetration or attempt to perpetrate any arfon, rape, robbery, or burglary, shall be deemed murderof f . the firft degree ; and all other kinds... | |
| James Wilson, Bird Wilson - Law - 1804 - 456 pages
...is punished with death, and is the only capital crime now known to the laws of Pennsylvania. Murder perpetrated by means of poison, or by lying in wait,...of wilful, deliberate, and premeditated killing, or committed in the. perpetration, or attempt to perpetrate, any arson, rape, robbery, or burglary, is... | |
| History - 1806 - 770 pages
...by means of poison,by!yingin wait, or with other kind of wilful deliberate, premeditated intention, or which shall be committed in the perpetration or...perpetrate any arson, rape, robbery, or burglary. All other kinds of lulling shall be deemed murder in the second'degree. The kind of murder to be ascertained... | |
| William Waller Hening - Forms (Law) - 1810 - 710 pages
...penitentiary system of Virginia, the two degrees of murder are thus defined : " All murder which shall be perpetrated by means of poison, or by lying in wait, or by duress of imprisonment or confinement, or by starving, or by wilful, malicious, and excessive whipping,... | |
| James Mease - Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1811 - 404 pages
...perpetrated by means of poison, or by lying in wait: * American Museum Vol.- 4. fUo. do. do. or by any ether kind of wilful, deliberate and premeditated killing;...perpetrate, any arson, rape, robbery or burglary." Such has been the effect o£ the abolition of the spectacles of public executions, upon the feelings... | |
| Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1824 - 296 pages
...death in all cases, except murder in the first degree, by which is declared to be meant "all murder perpetrated by means of poison, or by lying in wait,...perpetrate any arson, rape, robbery, or burglary." Of the regulations prescribed for the government of this community of convicts, and which are generally... | |
| William Oldnall Russell - Criminal law - 1824 - 594 pages
...act of 1794 declares, ' that all murder which shall be perpetrated bj means of poison, or by laying in wait, or by any other kind of wilful, deliberate...robbery or burglary, shall be deemed murder in the first degree ; and all other kinds of murder, shall be deemed murder in the second degree.' In the... | |
| Philadelphia (Pa.) - 1824 - 288 pages
...death in all cases, except murder in the first degree, by which is declared to be meant "all murder perpetrated by means of poison, or by lying in wait,...perpetration or attempt to perpetrate any arson, rape, robbeiy, or burglary." Of the regulations prescribed for the government of this community of convicts,... | |
| Virginia. General Court, William Brockenbrough - Courts - 1826 - 722 pages
...a Case of murder in the first or second degree ' Our Act declares, " that all murder which shall be perpetrated by means of poison, or by lying in wait, or by duress of imprisonment or confinement, or by starving, or by wilful, malicious, and excessive whipping,... | |
| Law - 1843 - 516 pages
...contains provisions relating to murder and sundry other offences of an aggravated character. All murder perpetrated by means of poison, or by lying in wait,...of wilful, deliberate, and premeditated killing, or committed in perpetrating or attempting to perpetrate arson, rape, sodomy, robbery or burglary, shall... | |
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