 ... the jurors ought to be told in all cases that every man is to be presumed to be sane, and to possess a sufficient degree of reason to be responsible for his crimes, until the contrary be proved to their satisfaction; and that to establish a defence...  Transactions of the Albany Institute - Page 294by Albany Institute - 1883Full view - About this book
 | 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...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,... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas, John Scott - Law reports, digests, etc - 1845 - 1114 pages
...questions appear to us to be more conveniently answered together, we have to submit our opinion to be, that the jury ought to be told in all cases that every...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 committing of... | |
 | Frederick Augustus Carrington, Great Britain. Courts, Andrew Valentine Kirwan - Law reports, digests, etc - 1845 - 856 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...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 committing of... | |
 | 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...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... | |
 | John Frederick Archbold - Criminal procedure - 1846 - 914 pages
...we understand your Lordships to mean the law of the land." To the 2nd and 3rd questions: — " That the jury ought to be told in all cases that every...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 committing of... | |
 | Sir Matthew Hale - Pleas of the crown - 1847 - 784 pages
...every man if presumed to be sane and to possess a sufficient degree of reason, to be responsible fur thereof, thai suffer death. If any person shall purposely and maliciously, but without defence on the ground of insanity, it must be clearly proved, that at the time of committing the act,... | |
 | Law - 1855 - 736 pages
...interrogatories it was answered 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...proved to their satisfaction ; and that, to establish a defence on the e round of insanity it must be clearly proved, that, at the time of the committing of... | |
 | Edward Hazen Parker - Medicine - 1851 - 694 pages
...time when the act was committed?" ANSWERS. — " The jury ought to be told, in all cases, that eve ry man is presumed to be sane, and to possess a sufficient...proved to their satisfaction ; and that, to establish a defence on the jrround of insanity, it must be clearly proved that, at the time of the committing of... | |
 | Scotland - 1850 - 866 pages
...was committed ! " ANSWERS.— " The jury ought to be told, in all cases, that erery man ii pretumed to be sane, and to possess a sufficient degree of...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 committing of... | |
 | Edward William Cox - Criminal law - 1851 - 552 pages
...when the act was committed ? " To these two questions the judges returned the following answer: "That the jury ought to be told in all cases, that every...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 committing of... | |
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