...that favors the life or liberty of the convict. (Commonwealth v. Martin, 17 Mass. 362.) This rule " is founded on the tenderness of the law for the rights...the legislative, not in the judicial department." ( United States v. WiUberger, 5 Wheat. 95; 25 RCL 1084.) As to the principle, see, too, People ex rel....

...of a criminal statute to serve a special " but a temporary purpose." — per Pollock. CB This rule is founded on the tenderness of the law for the rights...principle that the power of punishment is vested in the legislature and not in the judicial department, &c. — Hurlc on Stats., p. 249. And we find in re...

...commission, Chief Justice Mai-shall expounded the rule of construction ''of penal statutes as follows: "The rule, that penal -laws are to be construed strictly,...the legislative, not in the judicial 'department. It is the legislature, not the court, which is to define a crime, and ordain its punishment." "Though...

...the language of Chief Justice Marshall, in the case of United States v. Wiliberger, 5 Wheat. 76 : " The rule that penal laws are to be construed strictly...the. power of punishment is vested in the legislative and not in the judicial department. It is the legislature, not the court, which is to define a crime...

...language of CHIEF JUSTICE MARSHALL, in the case of United States v. Wiltberger, 5 Wheat. 76, 5 L. Ed. 37 : "The rule that penal laws are to be construed strictly...power of punishment is vested in the legislative, and not in the judicial, department. It is the legislature, not the court, which is to define a crime...

...the language of Chief Justice Marshall, in the case of United States v. Wiltberr/er, 5 Wheat. 76 : " The rule that penal laws are to be construed strictly...the power of punishment is vested in the legislative and not in the judicial department. It is the legislature, not the court, which is to define a crime...

...be plainly and unmistakably within the statute." US v. Lacher, supra. "The rule that penal statutes are to be construed strictly is, perhaps, not much...the law for the rights of individuals, and on the main principle that the power of punishment is vested in the legislative, not in the judicial, department....

...citizen who is required to obey it. The rule has been thus forcibly expressed by Chief Justice Marshall : "The rule that penal laws are to be construed strictly...construction itself. It is founded on the tenderness of tht law for the rights of individuals and on the plain principle that the power of punishment is vested...

...within tl ute." US v. Lacher, supra. "The rule that penal statutes are to be construed strictly is, p not much less old than construction itself. It is founded on the ness of the law for the rights of individuals, and on the mai ciple that the power of punishment is...

...private property are construed strictly. Fork Ridge Ass'n v. Redd, 33 W. Va. 262, 10 SE R 405.] 7 " The rule that penal laws are to be construed strictly is perhaps not be able to know certainly when he is guilty of crime,1 statutes which subject one to a punishment or...