| Albany Institute - Albany (N.Y.) - 1883 - 402 pages
...and received in substance the following answer : " The jury ought to be told in all cases that every man is presumed to be sane, and to possess a sufficient...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,... | |
| Law - 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...satisfaction; and that, 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... | |
| Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas, John Scott - Law reports, digests, etc - 1845 - 1114 pages
...together, we have to submit our opinion to be, that the jury ought to be told in all cases that every man is presumed to be sane, and to possess a sufficient...satisfaction ; and that, 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... | |
| Frederick Augustus Carrington, Great Britain. Courts, Andrew Valentine Kirwan - Law reports, digests, etc - 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...satisfaction ; and that, 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... | |
| 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...satisfaction; and that to establish a defence on the ground of insanity, it must be clearly proved that at the time of the commission of the act, the party... | |
| John Frederick Archbold - Criminal procedure - 1846 - 914 pages
...the land." To the 2nd and 3rd questions: — " That the jury ought to be told in all cases that every man is presumed to be sane, and to possess a sufficient...satisfaction; and that, 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... | |
| Sir Matthew Hale - Pleas of the crown - 1847 - 784 pages
...we have to lubmit our opinion to be, that the jury ought to be told in all cases, that every man if 9 > NoXv : = # z Ë \ ] S M 4^ !O h oe I 8 @ . fur his crimes, until the contrary be proved to their satisfaction; and that to establish a defence... | |
| Sir Matthew Hale - Criminal law - 1847 - 774 pages
...to submit our opinion to be, that the jury ought to be told in all cases, that every man it gfeaumed to be sane and to possess a sufficient degree of reason, to be responsible fur his crimes, until the contrary be proved to their satisfaction; aud that to establish a defence... | |
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