| Albany Institute - Albany (N.Y.) - 1883 - 402 pages
...judges, 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...responsible 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... | |
| 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...responsible for his crimes, until the contrary be proved to their satisfaction; and that, to establish a defence on the ground of insanity, it must be clearly... | |
| Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas, John Scott - Law reports, digests, etc - 1845 - 1114 pages
...answered 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...responsible for his crimes, until the contrary be proved to their satisfaction ; and that, to establish a defence on the ground of insanity, it must be clearly... | |
| 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...responsible for his crimes, until the contrary be proved to their satisfaction; and that to establish a defence on the ground of insanity, it must be clearly proved... | |
| John Frederick Archbold - Criminal procedure - 1846 - 914 pages
...of 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...responsible for his crimes, until the contrary be proved to their satisfaction; and that, to establish a defence on the ground of insanity, it must be clearly... | |
| 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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