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: 1. Not to know the nature and... Documents of the Senate of the State of New York - Page 322by New York (State). Legislature. Senate - 1910Full view - About this book
| 1915 - 1352 pages
...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...act was wrong. The law presumes sanity in all cases. Tiew York County Court, Oyer and Terminer, December, 1881, People v. Coleman, 1 NY Cr. 5. The burden... | |
| New York (State). Board of Charities - 1910 - 1028 pages
...insane asylums. § 1120. Irresponsibility of idiot or lunatic. — An act done by a person who is an idiot, imbecile, lunatic or insane is not a crime....Terminer, December, 1881, People v. Coleman, 1 NY Or. 5. The burden of overthrowing the presumption of sanity is upon the person who alleges the insanity,... | |
| New York (State). Board of Charities - 1906 - 1550 pages
...time of committing tie alleged criminal act. he was laboring under such a defect of reason, as either. 1. Not to know the nature and quality of the act he...was doing; or 2. Not to know that the act was wrong. (As amended by chapter 384 of the Laws of 1882.) The rule now established excludes consideration of... | |
| New York (State). Board of Charities - 1904 - 1488 pages
...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 the nature and quality of the act he was doing; or 2. Not to know that the act... | |
| New York (State) - Law - 1882 - 806 pages
...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 the nature and quality of the act he was doing; or 2. Not to know that the act... | |
| Nervous system - 1883 - 790 pages
...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 the nature and quality of the act he was doing ; or 2. Not to know that the act... | |
| Medicine - 1896 - 546 pages
...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 not to know the nature and quality of the act he was doing, or that the act was wrong. Our courts... | |
| Thomas Smith Clouston - Insanity (Law) - 1884 - 606 pages
...is not excused from criminal liability, as a 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 not to know the nature and quality of the act he was doing, or not to know that the act was... | |
| Thomas Smith Clouston - Insanity (Law) - 1884 - 608 pages
...is not excused from criminal liability, as a 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 not to know the nature and quality of the act he wsis doing, or not to knoģ that the act was... | |
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