 | New York. State Hospital, Utica - 1861 - 1134 Seiten
...in its legal relations a very embarrassing one. The Revfsed Statutes of this State, declare that " no act done by a person in a state of insanity can...as an offence, and no insane person can be tried, or sentenced to any punishment, or punished for any crime or offence while he continues in that state."... | |
 | New York (State) - 1863 - 944 Seiten
...jurisdiction under the laws and constitution of the United States. Laws of 1822, 202, § 1 ; 3D., 207. § 2. No act done by a person in a state of insanity can bo punished as an offence ; and no insane person can be tried, sentenced to any punishment, or punished... | |
 | Benjamin Vaughan Abbott, Austin Abbott - 1864 - 808 Seiten
...Sess., 1818, Pienovi's Case, 3 City H. See., 128. 23. The provision of 2 Rev. Stat, 697, § 2, — that "no act done by a person in a state of insanity can be punished as an offence," — means, " No act done by a person in a state of insanity in respect to such act, can be punished... | |
 | Thomas More Madden - 1866 - 92 Seiten
...In the State of New York a similar law has been long enacted : — " No act," says this statute, " done by a person in a state of insanity can be punished as an offence, and no insane person can be tried or sentenced to any punishment for any crime committed in that state." b In cases in which the defence... | |
 | Daniel Stevens Dickinson - 1867 - 772 Seiten
...difference is perceivable in their mode of writing. The statute of our State has humanely provided that " No act done by a person in a state of insanity can be punished as an offence." It has not said that the mental disease shall be mania, monomania, dementia, or any other particular... | |
 | Daniel Stevens Dickinson - 1867 - 772 Seiten
...difference is perceivable in their mode of writing. The statute of our State has humanely provided that " ^o act done by a person in a state of insanity can be punished as an offence." It has not said that the mental disease shall to mania, monomania, dementia, or any other particular... | |
 | John H. Colby - 1868 - 806 Seiten
...error. This subject will be found treated of in a subsequent chapter.1 The statutes also provide, that no act done by a person in a state of insanity can...punished as an offence, and no insane person can be sentenced to any punishment, or punished for any crime or offence while he continues in that state.2... | |
 | John H. Colby - 1868 - 796 Seiten
...done by a person in a state of insanity can be punished as an offence, and no insane person can be sentenced to any punishment, or punished for any crime or offence while he continues in that state.8 In case a convict shall be sentenced to the punishment of death, and shall afterwards become... | |
 | New York (State) - 1869 - 1030 Seiten
...jurisdiction under the laws and constitution of the United States. Laws of 1822, 202, § 1; 3D., 207. S 2. No act done by a person in a state of insanity can...crime or offence, while he continues in that state. 16 NT, 58 ; 3 B., 647 ; 2 B., 067 ; 4 D., 20; 2 PCR, 215. 720 perpetration thereof, or shall be pro... | |
 | 1880 - 554 Seiten
...New York provide that " no act done by a person iu a state of insanity can be punished as an offense; and no insane person can be tried, sentenced to any punishment, or punished for any crime or offense while he continues in that state." The latter part of this section has no application to the... | |
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Our statutes may declare, as they do, that " no act done by a person in a state of insanity can be punished as an offense, and no insane person can be tried, sentenced to any punishment, or punished for any crime or offense while he continues in that... 
