 ... penal laws are to be construed strictly is perhaps not much less old than construction itself. It is founded on the tenderness of the law for the rights of individuals, and on the plain principle that the power of punishment is vested in the legislative,...  United States Supreme Court Reports - Página 38por United States. Supreme Court - 1910Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Francis Bacon - 1868 - 786 páginas
...principle that the power of punishment is vested in the legislative, not in the judicial department. It is the legislature, not the court, which is to define a crime, and ordain its punishment. — United States v. Wiltberger, 5 Wheaton, 95. p. 550, 1. 24. '- It is no grace to a judge first to... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1868 - 694 páginas
...principle that the power of punishment is vested in the legislative, not in the judicial department. It is the legislature, not the court, which is to define a crime, and ordain its punishment. — United States v. Wiltberger, 5 Wheaton, 95. p. 550, 1. 24. " It is no grace to a judge first to... | |
 | New York (State). Court of Appeals, George Franklin Comstock, Henry Rogers Selden, Francis Kernan, Erasmus Peshine Smith, Joel Tiffany, Edward Jordan Dimock, Samuel Hand, Hiram Edward Sickels, Louis J. Rezzemini, Edmund Hamilton Smith, Edwin Augustus Bedell, Alvah S. Newcomb, James Newton Fiero - 1868 - 672 páginas
...legislature," says Chief Justice MARSHALL, in United Siaten v. Willberger, Lowenberg v. The People. " not the court, which is to define a crime and ordain its punishment." What is this case? The legislature has defined the crime of murder in the first degree, but made no... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate - 1870 - 764 páginas
...notwith•taiidiiig this rule, the intention of the law-maker must govern the construction of [«•nal as well as of other statutes. This is true; but this is not a new...old : it is a modification of the ancient maxim, and it amounts to thiti. that though penal laws are to bo construed strictly, they are not to be construed... | |
 | United States. Department of State - 1870 - 748 páginas
...the court, which is to define a eria&e and to ordain its punishment." Then there follow these words: "It is said that, notwithstanding this rule, the intention of the law-maker must govern the construction of penal as well as of other statutes. This is true ; but this is .not a new independent... | |
 | Theodore Sedgwick - 1874 - 750 páginas
...principle, that the power of punishment is vested in the Legislature, not in the judicial department. It is the Legislature, not the. court, which is to define...rule, the intention of the law-maker must govern in its construction of penal, as well as other statutes. This is true. But this is not a new, independent... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1874 - 700 páginas
...principle that the power of punishment is vested in the legislative, not in the judicial department. It is the legislature, not the court, which is to define a crime, and ordain its punishment. — United States o. Wiltberger, 5 Wheaton, 95. p. 550, 1. 24. " It is no grace to a judge first to... | |
 | 1904 - 1038 páginas
...that 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...rule, the intention of the lawmaker must govern in the «instruction of penal as well as other statutes. But this is not a new, independent rule which subverts... | |
 | Nevada. Supreme Court - 1880 - 512 páginas
...principle that the power of punishment is vested in the legislative, not in the judicial department. It is the legislature, not the court, which is to define a crime and ordain its punishment. * * The intention of the legislature is to be collected from the words they employ. Where there is... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1882 - 784 páginas
...principle'that the power of punishment is vested in the legislative, not in the judicial department. It is the legislature, not the court, which is to define...punishment. It is said, that notwithstanding this rule, the intention.of the law-maker must govern in the construction of penal, as well as other statutes. This... | |
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