Project of a New Penal Code for the State of Louisiana

accused adopted appear apply arrest assembly attend authority becomes body called capital cause chapter circumstances civil commission committed common confined considered constitution contains conviction court crime criminal custody death directed discharge division duty effect established evidence evil examining example execution exercise exist fact favour feelings force frequent give given granted guilty habeas corpus human important imprisonment inflicted innocent institutions intended interest issued judge jury justice legislation less liberty manner means ment minds mode nature necessary never object offence officer operation opinion party passions penal law penalty perform person practice prevent principles prisoner produce proper prosecution proved provisions punishment reason received reformation relation remedy render respect restraint rules securing sentence society suffer sufficient tion trial truth unless warrant whole witnesses writ of habeas