The Southeastern Reporter, Volume 65West Publishing Company, 1910 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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Page 63 - And the said records and judicial proceedings, authenticated as aforesaid, shall have such faith and credit given to them in every court within the United States as they have by law or usage in the courts of the State from whence the said records are or shall be taken.
Page 228 - This entire policy, unless otherwise provided by agreement indorsed hereon or added hereto, shall be void if the insured now has or shall hereafter make or procure any other contract of insurance, whether valid or not, on property covered in whole or in part by this policy...
Page 72 - Laws of a general nature shall have uniform operation throughout the State, and no special law shall be enacted in any case for which provision has been made by an existing general law.
Page 324 - If the evidence raises a reasonable doubt of his presence at the time and place of the commission of the crime charged.
Page 11 - The rule that penal laws are to be construed strictly, is perhaps not much less old than construction itself. It is founded on the tenderness of the law for the rights of individuals ; and on the plain principle that the power of punishment is vested in the legislative, not in the judicial department. It is the legislature, not the court, which is to define a crime, and ordain its punishment.
Page 440 - Every objection to any indictment for any formal defect apparent on the face thereof shall be taken by demurrer or motion to quash such indictment before the jury shall be sworn, and not afterwards; and every court before which any such objection shall be taken for any formal defect may, if it be thought necessary, cause the indictment to be forthwith amended in such particular by some officer of the court or other person ; and thereupon the trial shall proceed as if no such defect had appeared.
Page 12 - It would be dangerous indeed to carry the principle, that a case which is within the reason or mischief of a statute, is within its provisions, so far as to punish a crime not enumerated in the statute, because it is of equal atrocity or of kindred character with those which are enumerated.
Page 394 - ... by virtue of an agreement with .or by consent of the owner of such building or structure or of any person having authority from or rightfully acting for such owner in procuring or furnishing such labor or materials...
Page 64 - ... the court erred in refusing to direct a verdict for the defendant below.
Page 17 - The statutory punishment for burglary was at that time confinement in the penitentiary not less than five nor more than ten years.