| Albany Institute - Albany (N.Y.) - 1883 - 402 pages
...questions on this point to the fifteen judges, and received in substance the following answer : " The jury ought to be told in all cases that every man is presumed...proved to their satisfaction ; and that to establish a defense on the ground of insanity, it must be clearly proved that, at the time of committing the act,... | |
| Sir Matthew Hale - Pleas of the crown - 1847 - 784 pages
...we have to lubmit our opinion to be, that the jury ought to be told in all cases, that every man if 9 > NoXv : = # z Ë \ ] S M 4^ !O h oe I 8 @ . fur his crimes, until the contrary be proved to their satisfaction; and that to establish a defence... | |
| Sir Matthew Hale - Criminal law - 1847 - 774 pages
...to submit our opinion to be, that the jury ought to be told in all cases, that every man it gfeaumed to be sane and to possess a sufficient degree of reason, to be responsible fur his crimes, until the contrary be proved to their satisfaction; aud that to establish a defence... | |
| Florida. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1887 - 970 pages
...that the accused was at the time aforesaid so insane that he did not know that he was doing wrong. Every man is presumed to be sane and to possess a sufficient degree of responsibility for his crimes until the contrary is satisfactorily proved; and to Irvin v. The State... | |
| University magazine - 1850 - 794 pages
...UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE, vo'. Jixi., p. C2G. a defence, " the jury ought to be told in all cases, that every nun is presumed to be sane, and to possess a sufficient...the contrary be proved to their satisfaction ; and to establish a defence on the ground of insanity, it must be clearly proved that, at the time of the... | |
| 1850 - 890 pages
...Where insanity is set up .11 a defence, ' ' the j ury ought to be told in all cases, that every nun is presumed to be sane, and to possess a sufficient...be responsible for his crimes, until the contrary bo proved to their satisfaction ; and to establish a defence on the ground of insanity, it must be... | |
| Edward William Cox - Criminal law - 1851 - 552 pages
...committed?" To these two questions the judges returned the following answer: — " That the jnry onght ti be told in all cases, that every man is presumed to be sane, and to possess a sufficient deprw of reason to be responsible for his crimes, until the contrary be proved to their satisfaction:... | |
| Herbert Broom - Legal maxims - 1852 - 616 pages
...28. • Co. latt. 247 b ; 4 Bla. Com. 24, 25. the act done cannot be culpable. Every man is, however, presumed to be sane, and to possess a sufficient degree of reason to be responsible for his actions, until the contrary has been satisfactorily proved ; and in order to establish a defence on... | |
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