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... continuing to extend and perfect the noble institutions she has received from this source , and may she pay back the benefit by exciting her benefactress to emulate her example ! iv ADVERTISEMENT . It is in the hope that the.
... continuing to extend and perfect the noble institutions she has received from this source , and may she pay back the benefit by exciting her benefactress to emulate her example ! iv ADVERTISEMENT . It is in the hope that the.
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... received returns of the state of the penitentiary only from Massachussets . Gover- nor Wollcott and Judge Swift of Connecticuti Chancellor Kent of New York , Judge Holman of Ohio , Mr. Rawle of Pennsylvania , Mr. Bowen of Rhode Island ...
... received returns of the state of the penitentiary only from Massachussets . Gover- nor Wollcott and Judge Swift of Connecticuti Chancellor Kent of New York , Judge Holman of Ohio , Mr. Rawle of Pennsylvania , Mr. Bowen of Rhode Island ...
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... received this invaluable inheritance from our British ancestors : let us defend , and imprové , and perpetuate it ; not only that we may ourselves enjoy its advantages , but , that if this , with the prin- ciple of free representation ...
... received this invaluable inheritance from our British ancestors : let us defend , and imprové , and perpetuate it ; not only that we may ourselves enjoy its advantages , but , that if this , with the prin- ciple of free representation ...
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... received , very favourably , a plan presented by Dr. Mease , recommending this mode of punishment ; he has sent me a copy of his papers , which are at the dis- posal of the general assembly : they are written with ingenuity , but under ...
... received , very favourably , a plan presented by Dr. Mease , recommending this mode of punishment ; he has sent me a copy of his papers , which are at the dis- posal of the general assembly : they are written with ingenuity , but under ...
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... received , and is daily acquiring improvement ; how long is it since tor- ture was abolished ? Since judges were made in- dependent ? Since personal liberty was secured , and religious persecution forbidden ? All these were , in their ...
... received , and is daily acquiring improvement ; how long is it since tor- ture was abolished ? Since judges were made in- dependent ? Since personal liberty was secured , and religious persecution forbidden ? All these were , in their ...
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Project of a New Penal Code for the State of Louisiana (Classic Reprint) Edward Livingston No preview available - 2016 |
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Page 112 - No act done by a person in a state of insanity can be punished as an offence...
Page 139 - When the jurisdiction of such court or officer has been exceeded; 2. "When the imprisonment was at first lawful, yet by some act, omission, or event which has taken place afterwards, the party has become entitled to a discharge; 3.
Page 138 - If it appears on the return of the writ that the prisoner is in custody by virtue of process from any court of this state, or judge or officer thereof, such prisoner may be discharged in any of the following cases, subject to the restrictions of the last section: 1.
Page 23 - If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, . . . thou shalt not consent unto him, nor hearken unto him...
Page 12 - By our constitution the right of a trial by jury is secured to the accused, but it is not exclusively established. This, however, may be done by law, and there are so many strong reasons in its favour, that it has been thought proper to insert in the code, a precise declaration, that in all criminal prosecutions, the trial by jury is a privilege which cannot be renounced.
Page v - Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Louisiana in General Assembly convened, That 1008.
Page 127 - ... shall make a return, in like manner, and the like proceedings shall be had, as if a writ of habeas corpus had been issued in the first instance.
Page 127 - Where it appears, by proof satisfactory to a court or judge, authorized to grant either writ, that a person is held in unlawful confinement or custody, and that there is good reason to believe that he will be carried out of the State, or suffer...
Page 139 - Where the court has exceeded the limits of its jurisdiction, either as to matter, place, sum or person. 2. Where, though the original imprisonment was lawful, yet by some act, omission or event, which has taken place afterwards, the party has become entitled to his liberty.
Page 63 - Father, who wouldest not the death of a sinner but rather that he should turn from his wickedness and live...