 | Albany Institute - 1883 - 402 pages
...for his crimes until the contrary be proved to their satisfaction ; and that to establish a defense on the ground of insanity, it must be clearly proved...accused was laboring 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... | |
 | 1873 - 962 pages
...an opinion of his own, but it did not in any way differ from the other Judges), says — "It must be proved that at the time of committing 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... | |
 | 1844 - 500 pages
...have to submit our opinion to be, that the jury ought to be told in all cases, that every man is to be presumed to be sane, and to possess a sufficient degree...time of committing 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... | |
 | 1844 - 506 pages
...certain questions propounded to them by the house of lords, that to render a parly irresponsible, " it must be clearly proved that at the time of committing the act, the party accused was labouring under such a defect of reason from disease of mind, as not to know the nature and quality... | |
 | Sir Matthew Hale - 1847 - 784 pages
...every man if presumed to be sane and to possess a sufficient degree of reason, to be responsible fur Ǧ { P m- h( X UOZ, labouring under such a defect of reason from disease ot the mind as not to know the nature and quality... | |
 | William Freeman, Benjamin Franklin Hall - 1848 - 516 pages
...right and wrong at the time when the act was done. In such cases the jury should be instructed that " it must be clearly proved that at the time of committing the act the party accused was laboring under snch a defect of reason, from disease of the mind, as not to know the nature and quaKty of the act... | |
 | 1855 - 736 pages
...defence on the e round of insanity it must be clearly proved, that, at the time of the committing of the act, the party accused was laboring 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... | |
 | Asa Kinne - 1852 - 392 pages
...same time contrary to law, he is punishable. In all cases of this kind, the jurors ought to be told that every man is presumed to be sane, and to possess...accused was laboring under such a defect of reason, from disease of the mind, as not to knmv the nature and quality of the act he was doing, or as not to know... | |
 | Herbert Broom - 1854 - 622 pages
...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 laboring 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... | |
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... to establish a defence on the ground of insanity, it must be clearly proved that at the time of committing the act the party accused was laboring under such a defect of reason, from disease of the mind, as not to know the nature and quality of the... 
