| Law reports, digests, etc - 1873 - 962 pages
...in any way differ from the other Judges), says — "It must be proved that at the time of committing the act, the party accused was labouring 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... | |
| Law - 1844 - 500 pages
...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, that, at the time of committing the act, the party accused was labouring under such a defect of reason from disease of the... | |
| Law - 1844 - 506 pages
...lords, that to render a parly irresponsible, " it must be clearly proved that at the time of committing the act, the party accused was labouring under such a defect of reason from disease of mind, as not to know the nature and quality of the act he was doing, or if he did know it,... | |
| Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas, John Scott - Law reports, digests, etc - 1845 - 1114 pages
...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,...was labouring 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 not... | |
| 1845 - 986 pages
...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 that at the time of the commission of the act, the party accused was labouring under guch n dekt of reason, from disease of... | |
| Frederick Augustus Carrington, Great Britain. Courts, Andrew Valentine Kirwan - Law reports, digests, etc - 1845 - 824 pages
...contrary ,-~-v— —' be proved to their satisfaction ; and that, to establish a defence on the RF.GINA. ground of insanity, it must be clearly proved, that, at the time of the coin- HIGCINSON. mitting of the act, the party accused was labouring under such a defect of reason,... | |
| Sir Matthew Hale - Criminal law - 1847 - 774 pages
...fur his crimes, until the contrary be proved to their satisfaction; aud that to establish a defence on the ground of insanity, it must be clearly proved, that at the time of commuting the act, the party accused was labouring under such a defect of reason from disease or the... | |
| Florida. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1887 - 970 pages
...satisfactorily proved; and to Irvin v. The State of Florida— Opinion of Court. establish a defence on the ground of insanity, it must be clearly proved that at the time of committing the act the ?ccused was laboring under such defect of reason as not to know the nature and... | |
| Sir Matthew Hale - Pleas of the crown - 1847 - 784 pages
...fur his crimes, until the contrary be proved to their satisfaction; and that to establish a defence ion and premeditation, kill another, every such person shall be deemed gu committing the act, the party accused was labouring under such a defect of reason from disease ot the... | |
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