Field's Medico-legal guide for doctors and lawyersBanks & Bros., 1887 - 291 pages |
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... disease or death , or the consequences of wounds , or as to the sane or insane state of a person's mind , as collected from a number of circumstances , and as to other sub- jects of professional skill . And such opinions are admissible ...
... disease or death , or the consequences of wounds , or as to the sane or insane state of a person's mind , as collected from a number of circumstances , and as to other sub- jects of professional skill . And such opinions are admissible ...
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... disease at the time of its sup- posed existence . It is designed to aid the judg- ment of the jury in regard to the influence and effect of certain facts which lie out of the obser- vation and experience of persons in general . And such ...
... disease at the time of its sup- posed existence . It is designed to aid the judg- ment of the jury in regard to the influence and effect of certain facts which lie out of the obser- vation and experience of persons in general . And such ...
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... disease as moral insanity , or as mania transitoria ? Can human blood stains be distinguished after having become dried ? [ We here interpose another question : Can human blood be distinguished from the blood of some of the inferior ...
... disease as moral insanity , or as mania transitoria ? Can human blood stains be distinguished after having become dried ? [ We here interpose another question : Can human blood be distinguished from the blood of some of the inferior ...
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... disease , an abatement of the violence of the morbid action , a period of comparative calm ; and the proof of its recurrence is generally drawn from the character of the act in question . It is hardly necessary to say that this is an ...
... disease , an abatement of the violence of the morbid action , a period of comparative calm ; and the proof of its recurrence is generally drawn from the character of the act in question . It is hardly necessary to say that this is an ...
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... disease or con- genital defect in the brain , and although it may be accompanied by disease in other organs , the cerebral affection is always supposed to be pri- mary and predominant . It is to be borne in mind , however , that bodily ...
... disease or con- genital defect in the brain , and although it may be accompanied by disease in other organs , the cerebral affection is always supposed to be pri- mary and predominant . It is to be borne in mind , however , that bodily ...
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Field's Medico-Legal Guide for Doctors and Lawyers (Classic Reprint) George Washington Field No preview available - 2018 |
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Page 100 - ... to establish a defense 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 it, that he did not know he was doing what was wrong.
Page 100 - Lordships' inquiries are confined to those persons who labor under such partial delusions only, and are not in other respects insane, we are of opinion that, notwithstanding the party accused did the act complained of with a view, under the influence of insane delusion, of redressing or revenging some supposed grievance or injury, or of producing some public benefit, he is nevertheless punishable according to the nature of the crime committed, if he knew at the time of committing...
Page 111 - On the contrary, although he may be laboring under partial insanity, if he still understands the nature and character of his act, and its consequences ; if he has a knowledge that it is wrong and criminal, and a mental power sufficient to apply that knowledge to his own case, and to know that, if he does the act, he will do wrong and receive punishment ; such partial insanity is not sufficient to exempt him from responsibility for criminal acts.
Page 265 - This right to choose one's calling is an essential part of that liberty which it is the object of government to protect; and a calling, when chosen, is a man's property and right. Liberty and property are not protected where these rights are arbitrarily assailed.
Page 130 - No act committed by a person while in a state of voluntary intoxication is less criminal by reason of his having been in such condition. But whenever the actual existence of any particular purpose, motive, or intent is a necessary element to constitute any particular species or degree of crime, the jury may take into consideration the fact that the accused was intoxicated at the time, in determining the purpose, motive, or intent with which he committed the act.
Page 250 - All laws of a general nature shall have a uniform operation; the General Assembly shall not grant to any citizen or class of citizens, privileges or immunities, which upon the same terms shall not equally belong to all citizens.
Page 62 - ... in order to constitute a crime, a person must have intelligence and capacity enough to have a criminal intent and purpose; and if his reason and mental powers are either so deficient that he has no will, no conscience, or controlling mental power, or if, through the overwhelming violence of mental disease, his intellectual power is for the time obliterated, he is not a responsible moral agent, and is not punishable for criminal acts.
Page 243 - ... after which the consultation should be considered as postponed to a new appointment. If it be the attending physician who is present, he will. of course...
Page 250 - All men are, by nature, free and independent, and have certain inalienable rights, among which are those of enjoying and defending life and liberty, acquiring, possessing, and protecting property, and seeking and obtaining happiness and safety.
Page 264 - Rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are equivalent to the rights of life, liberty, and property These are the fundamental rights which can only be taken away by due process of law, and which can only be interfered with, or the enjoyment of which can only be modified, by lawful regulations necessary or proper for the mutual good of all, and...