If his delusion was that the deceased had inflicted a serious injury to his character and fortune, and he killed him in revenge for such supposed injury, he would be liable to punishment. The Federal Reporter - Page 1701882Full view - About this book
| Law - 1844 - 500 pages
...the act of attempting to lake away his life, and he kills that man, as he supposes, in self-defence, he would be exempt from punishment. If his delusion...supposed injury, he would be liable to punishment. In answer to the last question, we statu to your Lordships, that we think the medical man, under the... | |
| Frederick Augustus Carrington, Great Britain. Courts, Andrew Valentine Kirwan - Law reports, digests, etc - 1845 - 824 pages
...the act of attempting to take away his life, and he kills that man, as he supposes, in self-defence, he would be exempt from punishment. If his delusion...supposed injury, he would be liable to punishment. " The question lastly proposed by your lordships is : — ' Can a medical man, conversant with the... | |
| Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas, John Scott - Law reports, digests, etc - 1845 - 1114 pages
...kills that man, as he supposes, I^^E in self-defence, he would be exempt from punishment. CRIMINALS. If his delusion was that the deceased had inflicted...supposed injury, he would be liable to punishment. The question lastly proposed by your lordships is : — Fifth question. " Can a medical man, conversant... | |
| 1845 - 986 pages
...kills that man, as he supposes, in self-defence, he would be exempt from punishment. If his defence was, that the deceased had inflicted a serious injury...character and fortune, and he killed him in revenge, he would be liable to punishment." This paragraph is equally applicable to the law at either end of... | |
| John Frederick Archbold - Criminal procedure - 1846 - 914 pages
...the act of attempting to take away his lifo, and he kills that -man, as he supposes, in self-defence, he would be exempt from punishment. If his delusion was that the deceased had inflicted a serious injuryto his character and fortune, and he killed him in revenge for such supposed injury, he would... | |
| Sir Matthew Hale - Criminal law - 1847 - 774 pages
...the act of attempting to take away his life, and be kills that man, as he supposes, in self defence, he would be exempt from punishment. If his delusion...him in revenge for such supposed injury, he would be liakle to punishment. In answer to the last question, we state to your Lordships, that we think the... | |
| Sir Matthew Hale - Pleas of the crown - 1847 - 784 pages
...the act of attempting to take away his life, and he kills that man, as he supposes, in self defence, P in. jury, he would be liable to punishment. In answer to the last question, we state to your Lordships,... | |
| William Freeman, Benjamin Franklin Hall - Insanity (Law) - 1848 - 516 pages
...the act of attempting to take away his life, and he kills that man, as he supposes in self-defence, he would be exempt from punishment. If his delusion...character and fortune, AND HE KILLED HIM IN REVENGE FOB SUCH SUPPOSED INJURY, HE WOULD BE LIAB*LE TO PUNISHMENT." matter of right." [Case reported 47 Eng.... | |
| William Freeman, Benjamin Franklin Hall - Insanity (Law) - 1848 - 510 pages
...the act of attempting to take away his life, and he kills that man, as he supposes in self-defence, he would be exempt from punishment If his delusion...that the deceased had inflicted a serious injury to hin character and fortune, AND HE KILLED HIM IN RHVENGE FOR SUCH SUPPOSED INJURY, HE WOULD BE LIABLE... | |
| Law - 1855 - 736 pages
...attempting to take away Aiť life, and he kills that man, as he supposes, in stlj -defence, he would oe exempt from punishment. If his delusion was that the...supposed injury, he would be liable to punishment." This subject was ably examined by Nisbit, J., in Poberis T. The Slate, 3 Georgia, 310, (1847,) where the... | |
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