...every man " should be considered of sane mind until the contrary were " clearly proved in evidence. That before a plea of insanity " should be allowed,...evidence ought to be adduced " that the accused was of a diseased mind, and that at the " time he committed the act, he was not conscious of right or " wrong....

...that every man should be considered of sane mind, until the contrary were clearly proved in evidence. That before a plea of insanity should be allowed,...evidence ought to be adduced that the accused was of unsound mind, and that at the time he committed the act, he was not conscious of right or wrong. Every...

...And accordingly the answer to the second question expressly says, " that before a plea of ii.sanity should be allowed, undoubted evidence ought to be...the act, he was not conscious of right or wrong." " Nothing could justify a wrong act, except it was clearly proved the party did not know right from...

...that every man should be considered of sane mind until the contrary was clearly proved in evidence. That before a plea of insanity should be allowed,...committed the act, he was not conscious of right or wrong. Every person was supposed to know what the law was, and therefore nothing could justify a wjong act,...

...submitted to the jury" concerning the criminal responsibility of the Monomaniac, are these words : " That before a plea of insanity should be allowed,...committed the act he was not conscious of right or wrong ;" and that " every person was supposed to know what the law was, and therefore nothing could justify...

...of the fifteen Judges, who decided in 1843, 'That | before a plea of insanity should be allowed, 1 undoubted evidence ought to be adduced that ¡ the accused was of diseased mind, and, at the time he committed the act, he was not conscious of right and wrong.' Hence, though a man be...

...that every man should be considered of sane mind until the contrary was clearly proved in evidence ; that before a plea of insanity should be allowed,...committed the act he was not conscious of right or wrong. Every person was supposed to know what the law was, and therefore nothing could justify a HOMICIDAL...

...the commission of a crime — murder, for example — and insanity is set up as a defence? Answer: Before a plea of insanity should be allowed, undoubted...he committed the act, he was not conscious of right and wrong. Every person was supposed to know what the Law was, and therefore, nothing could justify...

...under the impression of obtaining some public or private benefit, he was liable to punishment. 2nd. " That before a plea of insanity should be allowed,...committed the act he was not conscious of right or wrong." . . . . " Every person was supposed to know what the law was, and therefore nothing could justify a...

...that every man should be considered of sane mind, until the contrary was clearly proved in evidence ; that before a plea of insanity should be allowed,...evidence ought to be adduced, that the accused was of unsound mind, and that at the time he committed the act, he was not conscious oj right and wrong."...