 | Albany Institute - Albany (N.Y.) - 1883 - 402 pages
...certain questions on this point to the fifteen judges, and received in substance the following answer : " The jury ought to be told in all cases that every...sufficient degree of reason to be responsible for his crimes until the contrary be proved to their satisfaction ; and that to establish a defense on the... | |
 | Law - 1844 - 500 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 man is to be presumed to be sane, and to possess a sufficient degree of reason to be responsible for his crimes,... | |
 | 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...sufficient degree of reason to be responsible for his crimes, until the contrary be proved to their satisfaction ; and that, to establish a defence on the... | |
 | 1845 - 986 pages
...Lords. Their opinion expresses the law of Scotland, as well as 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 of reason to be responsible for his crimes,... | |
 | 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...sufficient degree of reason to be responsible for his crimes, until the contrary be proved to their satisfaction; and that, to establish a defence on the... | |
 | Florida. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1887 - 970 pages
...that the accused was at the time aforesaid so insane that he did not know that he was doing wrong. Every man is presumed to be sane and to possess a sufficient degree of responsibility for his crimes until the contrary is satisfactorily proved; and to Irvin v. The State... | |
 | Sir Matthew Hale - Pleas of the crown - 1847 - 784 pages
...questions appear to us to be more conveniently answered together, we have to lubmit our opinion to be, that case, and to if presumed to be sane and to possess a sufficient degree of reason, to be responsible fur his crimes,... | |
 | Sir Matthew Hale - Criminal law - 1847 - 774 pages
...question* 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 man it gfeaumed to be sane and to possess a sufficient degree of reason, to be responsible fur his crimes,... | |
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And as these two 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 man is presumed to be sane, and to possess a sufficient degree of reason to... 
