 | Alexander James Dallas - Law reports, digests, etc - 1799 - 552 pages
...the paffing of the law, and which was ir.nsttnt when dor.c, criminal; and puniihes fuch action, га. Every law that aggravates a crime, or makes it greater than it war-, when committed, jd. Every law that changes tlti punißiiteut, and inflicts a greater pvnljhment,... | |
 | Benjamin Lynde Oliver - Citizenship - 1832 - 428 pages
...criminal, and punishes such action, is an expost facto law, and consequently unconstitutional. So, if it aggravates a crime, or makes it greater than it was when committed. So, if it changes the punishment, and inflicts a greater punishment than the law annexed to the crime... | |
 | Jonathan Elliot - United States - 1836 - 680 pages
...the framing of the law, and which was innocent when done, criminal, and punishes such action ; 2d, every law that aggravates a crime, or makes it greater than it was when committed ; 3d, every law that changes the punishment, and inflicts a greater punishment than the law annexed... | |
 | John Marshall - Constitutional law - 1839 - 762 pages
...the passing of the law, and which was innocent when done, criminal ; and punishes such action. 2d. Every law that aggravates a crime, or makes it greater than it was when committed. 3d. Every law that changes the punishment, and inflicts a greater punishment than the law annexed to... | |
 | Georgia. Supreme Court - Equity - 1855 - 682 pages
...the passing of the law, and which was innocent, when done, criminal, and punishes such action. 2d. Every law that aggravates a crime or makes it greater than it was, when committed. 3d. Every law that changes the pun* iihment, and inflicts a greater punishment than the law annexed... | |
 | E. Fitch Smith - Constitutional law - 1848 - 1040 pages
...action done before the passing of the law, and which was innocent when done, criminal, and punishes the action. 2. Every law that aggravates a crime, or makes it greater than it was when committed. 3. Kvery law that changes the punishment and inflicts a greater punishment than the law annexed to the... | |
 | Georgia. Supreme Court - Equity - 1855 - 700 pages
...passing of the law, and which was t'n» nocent, when done, criminal, and punishes such action. 2d. Every law that aggravates a crime or makes it greater than it was, when committed. 3d. Every law that changes the punishment, and inflicts a greater punishment than the law annexed to... | |
 | John Norton Pomeroy - Constitutional law - 1868 - 588 pages
...and intent of the prohibition. § 516. " (1.) Every law that makes an action done before the passage of the law, and which was innocent when done, criminal,...makes it greater than it was when committed : " (3.) Everj r law that changes the punishment, and inflicts a greater punishment than the law annexed to... | |
 | Thomas McIntyre Cooley - Constitutional law - 1868 - 776 pages
...before the passing of the law, and which was innocent when done, criminal, and punishes such action. 2d. Every law that aggravates a crime, or makes it greater than it was when committed. 3d. Every law that changes the punishment, and inflicts a greater punishment than the law annexed to... | |
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Every law that alters the legal rules of evidence, and receives less or different testimony than the law required at the time of the commission of the... 
