Reports of Decisions of the Supreme Court of the State of Nevada, Volume 8A.L. Bancroft, 1873 - Law reports, digests, etc |
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Page 53 - ... that he has not, directly or indirectly, made any agreement or contract, in any way or manner, with any person or persons whatsoever, by which the title which he might acquire from the government of the United States should inure, in whole or in part, to the benefit of any person except himself...
Page 320 - In all other cases the defendant may be found guilty of any offense, the commission of which is necessarily included in that with I. When voluntary manslaughter is itself the greater charge, proof of "sudden heat" may be required. Cite as 352 NE2d 523 which he is charged in the indictment or information.
Page 302 - Upon a trial for murder, the commission of the homicide by the defendant being proved, the burden of proving circumstances of mitigation, or that justify or excuse it, devolves upon him, unless the proof on the part of the prosecution tends to show that the crime committed only amounts to manslaughter, or that the defendant was justifiable or excusable.
Page 300 - A defendant in a criminal action is presumed to be innocent until the contrary is proved, and in case of a reasonable doubt whether his guilt is satisfactorily shown, he is entitled to an acquittal...
Page 246 - No acknowledgment or promise shall be sufficient evidence of a new or continuing contract, whereby to take the case out of the operation of this title, unless the same be contained in some •writing signed by the party to be charged thereby; but this section shall not alter the effect of any payment of principal or interest.
Page 155 - Upon receiving information in writing from the plaintiff or his attorney that any person has in his possession or under his control any credits or other personal property belonging to the defendant, or...
Page 333 - The General Assembly shall not pass local or special laws in any of the following enumerated cases, that is to say : Regulating the jurisdiction and duties of justices of the peace and of constables; For the punishment of crimes and misdemeanors; Regulating the practice in courts of justice...
Page 296 - When the evidence is concluded, unless the case is submitted to the jury, on either side or on both sides, without argument, the counsel for the people must commence, and the defendant or his counsel may conclude the argument to the jury.
Page 269 - ... state of mobility, (which is essential to the nature of larceny,) being never, as such, in the actual or constructive possession of any one but of him who committed the trespass. He could not in strictness be said to have taken what at that time were the personal goods of another, since the very act of taking was what turned them into personal goods.
Page 94 - ... in trust for the several use and benefit of the occupants thereof, according to their respective interests...