 As this power had been exercised from time immemorial by the executive of that nation whose language is our language, and to whose judicial institutions ours bear a close resemblance; we adopt their principles respecting the operation and effect of a...  The American Law Register - Page 3681875Full view - About this book
 | United States. Congress. House - United States - 956 pages
...Executive of that nation whose language is our language, and to whose judicial institutions ours bear a close resemblance, we adopt their principles respecting...used by the person who would avail himself of it." In view of all the circumstances, if the President should deem it expedient to exercise the power which... | |
 | Samuel Owen - Law - 1846 - 494 pages
...institutions ours bear a close resemblance, we adopt their principles respecting the operation and eflect of a pardon, and look into their books for the rules...prescribing the manner in which it is to be used. Mr. Wirt, when attorney general of the United States, gave it as his opinion that the power to pardon,... | |
 | Richard Peters - Law reports, digests, etc - 1860 - 792 pages
...executive of that nation whose language is our language ; and to whose judicial institutions our* bears a close resemblance. We adopt their principles respecting...used by the person who would avail himself of it. A pardon is an act of grace, proceeding from the power entrusted with the execution of the laws, which... | |
 | Benjamin Robbins Curtis, United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1864 - 652 pages
...executive of that nation, whose language is our language, and to whose judicial institutions ours bear a close resemblance ; we adopt their principles respecting...used by the person who would avail himself of it. A pardon is an act of grace, proceeding from the power intrusted with the execution of the laws, which... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1866 - 658 pages
...executive of that nation whose language is our language, and to whose judicial institutions ours bear a close resemblance, we adopt their principles, respecting...to be used by the person who would avail himself of it.J' And he goes on to show that a pardon, like any other defence, must be pleaded to enable the court... | |
 | John Norton Pomeroy - Constitutional law - 1868 - 588 pages
...Executive of that nation whose language is our language, and to whose judicial institutions ours bear a close resemblance ; we adopt their principles respecting...used by the person who would avail himself of it." § 686. In Ex parte Wells, 1 the Supreme Court examined this subject with great care, in deciding upon... | |
 | John Norton Pomeroy - Constitutional law - 1868 - 570 pages
...Executive of that nation whose language is our language, and to whose judicial institutions ours bear a close resemblance ; we adopt their principles respecting...books for the rules prescribing the manner in which ii is to be used by the person who would avail himself of it." § 686. In Ex parte Wells,1 the Supreme... | |
 | Virginia. Supreme Court of Appeals - Law reports, digests, etc - 1873 - 1024 pages
...executive of. that nation, whose language is our language, and to whose judicial institutions onrs bears a close resemblance, we adopt their principles respecting the operation and effect of a pardon, and look to their books for the rules prescribing the manner in which it is to be used by the person who would... | |
 | Francis Wharton - Criminal law - 1874 - 834 pages
...executive of that nation whose language is our language, and to whose judicial institutions ours bears a close resemblance. We adopt their principles respecting...used by the person who would avail himself of it. A pardon is an act of grace, proceeding from the power intrusted with the execution of the laws, which... | |
 | Isaac Grant Thompson - Law reports, digests, etc - 1874 - 820 pages
...executive of that nation, whose language is our language, and to whose judicial institutions ours bears a close resemblance, we adopt their principles respecting the operation and effect of a pardon, and look to their books for the rules prescribing the manner in which it is to be used by the person who would... | |
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