 | 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 that, at the time of committing the act, the party accused was laboring under such a defect of reason from disease of the... | |
 | 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...insanity, 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 the... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas, John Scott - 1845 - 1114 pages
...questions appear to us to be more conveniently answered together, we have to submit our opinion to be, that the jury ought to be told in all cases that every...of the committing of 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... | |
 | Frederick Augustus Carrington, Great Britain. Courts, Andrew Valentine Kirwan - 1845 - 856 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...of the committing of 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... | |
 | 1845 - 986 pages
...of England, upon the matter. — " Tlie Jury ought to be told in all cases, that every man is to be presumed to be sane, and to possess a sufficient degree...it must be clearly proved that at the time of the commission of the act, the party accused was labouring under guch n dekt of reason, from disease of... | |
 | Frederick Augustus Carrington, Great Britain. Courts, Andrew Valentine Kirwan - 1845 - 824 pages
...contrary ,-~-v— —' be proved to their satisfaction ; and that, to establish a defence on the RF.GINA. ground of insanity, it must be clearly proved, that, at the time of the coin- HIGCINSON. mitting of the act, the party accused was labouring under such a defect of reason,... | |
 | John Frederick Archbold - 1846 - 914 pages
...we understand your Lordships to mean the law of the land." To the 2nd and 3rd questions: — " That the jury ought to be told in all cases that every...of the committing of 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... | |
 | 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 thereof, thai suffer death. If any person shall purposely...kill another, every such person shall be deemed gu committing the act, the party accused was labouring under such a defect of reason from disease ot the... | |
 | Sir Matthew Hale - 1847 - 774 pages
...of reason, to be responsible fur his crimes, until the contrary be proved to their satisfaction; aud that to establish a defence on the ground of insanity, it must be clearly proved, that at the time of commuting the act, the party accused was labouring under such a defect of reason from disease or the... | |
 | Florida. Supreme Court - 1887 - 970 pages
...until the contrary is satisfactorily proved; and to Irvin v. The State of Florida— Opinion of Court. establish a defence on the ground of insanity, it must be clearly proved that at the time of committing the act the ?ccused was laboring under such defect of reason as not to know the nature and... | |
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... to establish a 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 labouring under such a defect of reason, from disease of the mind, as not to know the nature and quality... 
