 | William Henry Seward - 1846 - 64 pages
...advance of true knowledge." "An insane person is one who at the time of committing the act labored under such a defect of reason as not to know the nature and quality of the act he was doing, or if he did know it, did not know he was doing what was wrong ; and... | |
 | William Freeman, Benjamin Franklin Hall - 1848 - 510 pages
...advance of true knowledge." " An insane person is one who, at the time of committing the act, labored under such a defect of reason as not to know the nature and quality of the act he was doing, or if he did know it, did not know he was doing what was wrong; and... | |
 | William Henry Seward - 1853 - 658 pages
...advance of tme knowledge." An insane person is one who, at the time of committing the act, labored under such a defect of reason as not to know the nature and quality of the act he was doing, or if he did know it, did not know he was doing what was wrong; and... | |
 | Caleb Williams - 1856 - 152 pages
...insanity, it must be clearly proved that at the time the offence was committed, the accused was labouring under such a defect of reason as not to know the nature and character of the act he was doing, and that he did not know he was doing what was wrong. That was the... | |
 | Joshua Burgess - 1858 - 308 pages
...of insanity, you must be satisfied that at the time the act was committed the prisoner was labouring under such a defect of reason as not to know the nature and quality of the act he was committing.' This definition answered the purpose of convicting Corrigan... | |
 | William Robert TAYLOR (of Manchester.) - 1862 - 62 pages
...the quality and nature of the act ? Was the prisoner, at the time he murdered Mr. Mellor, labouring under such a defect of reason as not to know the nature or quality of his act; and if he did know its nature, did he know that he was doing wrong? He knew... | |
 | 1915 - 1352 pages
...excused from criminal liability as an idiot, imbecile, lunatic, or insane person, except upon proof that, at the time of committing the alleged criminal act,...he was laboring under such a defect of reason as: 1. Not to know the nature and quality of the act he was doing; or, 2. Not to know that the act was... | |
 | New York (State). Board of Charities - 1910 - 1028 pages
...liability as an idiot, imbecile, lunatic, or insane person, except upon proof that, at the Vol. Ill — 11 time of committing the alleged criminal act, he was laboring under such a defect of reason as : 1. Not to know the nature and quality of the act he was doing ; or, 2. Not to know that the act was... | |
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A person is not excused from criminal liability as an idiot, imbecile, lunatic, or insane person, except upon proof that, at the time of committing the alleged criminal act, he was laboring under such a defect of reason as £either] : . 1. Not to know... 
