A Manual of medical jurisprudenceLea Bros. & Company, 1892 - 790 pages |
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... supposed to be implicated , by maltreatment or otherwise , in the death of the person , the duty of making an examination of the dead boy devolves upon him . He may not have seen the person while living ; and in this case it will be ...
... supposed to be implicated , by maltreatment or otherwise , in the death of the person , the duty of making an examination of the dead boy devolves upon him . He may not have seen the person while living ; and in this case it will be ...
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... supposed to have acquired a knowledge of this part of his duties during his study of anatomy ; and any additional information which may be required will be found in the appropriate sections of this work . The only essential points , in ...
... supposed to have acquired a knowledge of this part of his duties during his study of anatomy ; and any additional information which may be required will be found in the appropriate sections of this work . The only essential points , in ...
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... supposed poisonous substanc naturally or be produced within the body ? 10. Was it present in the liquids or solids employed in the chemical analysis ? 11. Was tained in any of the articles of food or medicine taken by the de 12. Is its ...
... supposed poisonous substanc naturally or be produced within the body ? 10. Was it present in the liquids or solids employed in the chemical analysis ? 11. Was tained in any of the articles of food or medicine taken by the de 12. Is its ...
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... supposed unusual causes . 2. Notice from a medical man who may have attended the deceased , and who com- manicates his suspicion that the cause of death was not natural . 3. Notice from a registrar of deaths that no cause has been ...
... supposed unusual causes . 2. Notice from a medical man who may have attended the deceased , and who com- manicates his suspicion that the cause of death was not natural . 3. Notice from a registrar of deaths that no cause has been ...
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... supposed that w these circumstances , the poisoner was himself in the medical p there would be a breach of etiquette in communicating to others picion entertained . There is no code of medical etiquette by y member of the profession is ...
... supposed that w these circumstances , the poisoner was himself in the medical p there would be a breach of etiquette in communicating to others picion entertained . There is no code of medical etiquette by y member of the profession is ...
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Page 725 - ... must be considered in the same situation as to responsibility as if the facts with respect to which the delusion exists were real.
Page 725 - If his delusion was that the deceased had inflicted a serious injury to his character and fortune, and he killed him in revenge for such supposed injury, he would be liable to punishment.
Page 725 - ... the jurors ought to be told in all cases that every man is to be presumed to be sane, and to possess a sufficient degree of reason to be responsible for his crimes, until the contrary be proved to their satisfaction; and that to establish a defence on the ground of insanity, it must be clearly proved that, at the time of...
Page 725 - ... 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 of the act he was doing; or, if he did know it, that he did not know he was doing what was wrong.
Page 526 - ... whosoever, with intent to procure the miscarriage of any woman, whether she be or be not with child, shall unlawfully administer to her or cause to be taken by her any poison or other noxious thing, or shall unlawfully use any instrument or other means whatsoever with the like intent, shall be guilty of felony...
Page 725 - If the question were to be put as to the knowledge of the accused, solely and exclusively with reference to the law of the land, it might tend to confound the jury, by inducing them to believe that an actual knowledge of the law of the land...
Page 725 - If the accused was conscious that the act was one which he ought not to do, and if that act was at the same time contrary to the law of the land, he is punishable.
Page 725 - ... the question to the jury on these occasions has generally been, whether the accused at the time of doing the act, knew the difference between right .and wrong; which mode, though rarely, if ever, leading to any mistake with the jury, is not...
Page 724 - What is the law respecting alleged crimes committed by persons afflicted with insane delusion in respect of one or more particular subjects or persons; as, for instance, where at the time of the commission of the alleged crime, the accused knew he was acting contrary to law, but did the act complained of with a view, under the influence of insane delusion, of redressing or avenging some supposed grievance or injury, or of producing some supposed public benefit ?
Page 725 - What are the proper questions to be submitted to the jury, where a person alleged to be afflicted with insane delusion respecting one or more particular subjects or persons, is charged with the commission of a crime (murder, for example), and insanity is set up as a defence? And thirdly, "In what terms ought the question to be left to the jury as to the prisoner's state of mind at the time when the act was committed?