 | Thomas Bayly Howell, Thomas Jones Howell - Law reports, digests, etc - 1812 - 728 pages
...such a ntf*' man as ia to be exempted it must be a man that is totally deprived of his understanding1 and memory, and doth not know what he is doing, no more than an infant, than a brute, or a wi Id beast, such a one is never the object of punishment ; therefore I must Ime it to your consideration,... | |
 | Richard Burn - Justices of the peace - 1820 - 834 pages
...something unaccountable in a man's actions, that points him out to be such a madman as is to be exempted from punishment. It must be a man that is totally...than an infant, than a brute, or a wild beast ; such an one is never the object of punishment. If there be a total permanent want of reason, it will acquit... | |
 | Leonard Shelford - Costs (Law) - 1833 - 964 pages
...frantic and idle humour of a man, that would exempt him from justice, and the punishment of the law. It must be a man that is totally deprived of his understanding and memory, and did not know what he was doing, more than an infant, a brute, or a wild beast; such a one was never... | |
 | Richard Burn - Justices of the peace - 1836 - 1178 pages
...something unaccountable in a man's actions, that points him out to be such a madman as is to be exempted from punishment. It must be a man that is totally...or a wild beast ; such a one is never the object of punishment. Per Tracy J. R, v. Arnold, MHoivell's St. Tri. 764. If there be a total permanent want... | |
 | I. RAY, M.D. - 1838
...something unaccountable in a man's actions, that points him out to be such a madman, as is exempted from punishment: it must be a man, that is totally...or a wild beast, such a one is never the object of punishment."' This is but the echo of Lord Male's doctrine, and the circumstances of the case show... | |
 | Universalism - 1846 - 496 pages
...responsibility there must be a total deprivation of memory and understanding.' " Mr. Justice Tracey says : "It must be a man that is totally deprived of his understanding and his memory, and doth not know what he is doing, no more than an infant, than a brute, than a wild beast... | |
 | Sir John Forbes, Alexander Tweedie, John Conolly - Medicine - 1845 - 788 pages
...deprived of his understanding and memory, and not know what he was doing, any more than an infant, a brute or a wild beast, — such a one is never the object of punishment." At the commencement of this century, in the celebrated trial, of Hadfield, for shooting... | |
 | Liberalism (Religion) - 1847 - 498 pages
...deprived of his understanding and his memory, and doth not know what he is doing more than an infant, a brute, or a wild beast ; such a one is never the object of punishment." Such an insane person, Dr. Bell well remarks, was never, probably, brought before a court,... | |
 | Theology - 1847 - 496 pages
...deprived of his understanding and his memory, and doth not know what he is doing more than an infant, a brute, or a wild beast ; such a one is never the object of punishment." Such an insane person, Dr. Bell well remarks, was never, probably, brought before a court,... | |
 | 1848 - 738 pages
...unaccountable in a man's actions that points him out to be such a madman as is to be exempted 1848.] [Sept., from punishment ; it must be a man that is totally...or a wild beast ; such a one is never the object of punishment." Upon this charge it is scarcely necessary to say the jury found the prisoner guilty, and... | |
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... it is not every kind of frantic humor or something unaccountable in a man's actions, that points him out to be such a madman rs is to be exempted from punishment ; it must be a man that is totally deprived of his understanding and memory, and doth... 
