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" ... 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... "
Roscoe's Digest of the Law of Evidence in Criminal Cases - Page 1238
by Henry Roscoe - 1888
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United States Reports: Cases Adjudged in the Supreme Court at ..., Volume 343

United States. Supreme Court, John Chandler Bancroft Davis, Henry Putzel, Henry C. Lind, Frank D. Wagner - Courts - 1952 - 1030 pages
...English decision in M'Naghten's Case: "[T]he jurors ought to be told in all cases that every man is to be presumed to be sane, and to possess a sufficient degree...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...
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Transactions of the Albany Institute, Volume 10

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,...
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Reports of Cases Argued and Ruled at Nisi Prius: In the Courts of Queen's ...

Frederick Augustus Carrington, Great Britain. Courts, Andrew Valentine Kirwan - Law reports, digests, etc - 1845 - 824 pages
...told in all cases that every man is to be presumed to be sane, and to possess a suffi- 1843. cient degree of reason to be responsible for his crimes, until the contrary ,-~-v— —' be proved to their satisfaction ; and that, to establish a defence on the RF.GINA. ground...
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Historia Placitorum Coronae: The History of the Pleas of the Crown, Volume 1

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...
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Historia Placitorum Coronae: The History of the Pleas of the Crown, Volume 1

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...
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Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court of Florida, Volume 19

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...
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The Dublin university magazine

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...
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The Dublin University Magazine: A Literary and Political Journal, Volume 36

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...
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Reports of Cases in Criminal Law Argued and Determined in All the ..., Volume 4

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:...
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A Selection of Legal Maxims: Classified and Illustrated

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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