The American Law Review, Volume 8Little, Brown, and Company, 1874 - Law |
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... common sense , and of common justice , to raise , upon the mere fact of causing the death , the presumption that it was such a killing as constitutes murder . " 1 The rule , however , does not seem to be a technical one peculiar to the ...
... common sense , and of common justice , to raise , upon the mere fact of causing the death , the presumption that it was such a killing as constitutes murder . " 1 The rule , however , does not seem to be a technical one peculiar to the ...
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... law of murder under the common law , and the second resting on the broader ground that it is irreconcilable with the general and acknowledged maxims of criminal jurisprudence . In considering these , and especially the first , it will ...
... law of murder under the common law , and the second resting on the broader ground that it is irreconcilable with the general and acknowledged maxims of criminal jurisprudence . In considering these , and especially the first , it will ...
Page 73
... common law , but under other systems . There are certain rights which the law recognizes in the individual , and it enjoins upon all others the duty of abstaining from the violation of them . If I am in possession of an article of ...
... common law , but under other systems . There are certain rights which the law recognizes in the individual , and it enjoins upon all others the duty of abstaining from the violation of them . If I am in possession of an article of ...
Page 74
... law consequently calls upon the slayer to show the contrary . Now it is unnecessary to cite authorities to establish the propo- sition that in the common law the perpetration of an unlawful act carries with it a prima facie presumption ...
... law consequently calls upon the slayer to show the contrary . Now it is unnecessary to cite authorities to establish the propo- sition that in the common law the perpetration of an unlawful act carries with it a prima facie presumption ...
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... common law , have no essential connection with each other . The latter is an ultimate conclu- sion drawn by the court upon all the circumstances , and evidence of the case , as to the character of the act , and had its origin in the ...
... common law , have no essential connection with each other . The latter is an ultimate conclu- sion drawn by the court upon all the circumstances , and evidence of the case , as to the character of the act , and had its origin in the ...
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