 | Edmund Burke - History - 1864 - 776 pages
...from disease of the mind, as not to know the nature and quality of the act he was doing; or, if he did know it, that he did not know he was doing what was wrong. After proving the facts already stated, Mr. Boden called Ann Burley, who said, — I keep the Bull's... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1873 - 962 pages
...in any way differ from the other Judges), says — "It must be proved that at the time of committing the act, the party accused was labouring under such a defect of reason, from disease of the mind, as not to know the nature and quality of the act he was doing, or, if he did know... | |
 | Law - 1844 - 500 pages
...establish a defence on the ground of insanity, it must be clearly proved, that, at the time of committing the act, the party accused was labouring under such a defect of reason from disease of the mind, as not to know the nature and quality of the act he was doing, or, if he did know... | |
 | Law - 1844 - 506 pages
...lords, that to render a parly irresponsible, " it must be clearly proved that at the time of committing the act, the party accused was labouring under such a defect of reason from disease of mind, as not to know the nature and quality of the act he was doing, or if he did know it,... | |
 | Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas, John Scott - Law reports, digests, etc - 1845 - 1114 pages
...a defence on the ground of insanity, it must be clearly proved, that, at the time of the committing of the act, the party accused was labouring under such a defect of reason, from disease of the mind, as not to know the nature and quality of the act he was doing, or, if he did not... | |
 | Frederick Augustus Carrington, Great Britain. Courts, Andrew Valentine Kirwan - Law reports, digests, etc - 1845 - 824 pages
...RF.GINA. ground of insanity, it must be clearly proved, that, at the time of the coin- HIGCINSON. mitting of the act, the party accused was labouring under such a defect of reason, from disease of the mind, as not to know the nature and quality of the act he was doing, or, if he did know... | |
 | 1845 - 986 pages
...from disease of the mind, as not to know the nature and quality of the act he was doing; or if he did know it, that he did not know he was doing what was wrong." It is not sufficient that the pannel's evidence should mite doubts as to his sanity. He must establish... | |
 | John Frederick Archbold - Criminal procedure - 1846 - 914 pages
...a defence on the ground of insanity, it must be clearly proved that, at the time of the committing of the act, the party accused was labouring under such a defect of reason, from disease of the mind, as not to know the nature and quality of the act he was doing, or, if he did know... | |
 | Sir Matthew Hale - Criminal law - 1847 - 774 pages
...establish a defence on the ground of insanity, it must be clearly proved, that at the time of commuting the act, the party accused was labouring under such a defect of reason from disease or the mind as not to know the nature and quality of the act he was doing, or if he did know... | |
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... to establish a defence on the ground of insanity, it must be clearly proved that, at the time of the committing of the act, the party accused was labouring under such a defect of reason, from disease of the mind, as not to know the nature and quality... 
