...for decision. In declaring the principle above stated, it also affirms the familiar principle, that the intention of the lawmaker must govern in the construction of penal as well as other statutes ; and that while penal statutes are to be construed strictly, they are not to be construed so strictly...

...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...law-maker must govern in the construction of penal as well other statutes. This is true. But this is not a new independent rule, which subverts the old. It is...

...settled that 'though penal laws are to be construed strictly, yet the intention of the legislature must govern in the construction of penal as well as other statutes; and they are not to be construed so strictly as to defeat the obvious intention of the legislature.'...

...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. 4 Except where otherwise indicated, throughout this opinion "Communist Party" refers to the present...

...settled that 'though penal laws are to be construed strictly, yet the intention of the legislature must govern in the construction of penal as well as other statutes; and they are not to be construed so strictly as to defeat the obvious intention of the legislature.'...

...notwithstanding this rule (that penal statutes must be construed strictly) the intention of the lawmakers must govern in the construction of penal as well as...which subverts the old. It is a modification of the known maxim and amounts to this — that though penal statutes are to be construed strictly, they are...

...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 a crime and ordain its punishment. * * * The case must be a very strong one indeed which would justify a court in departing from the plain...

...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" Justice Harían explained the proper application of the principle. "The maxim is not to be so applied...

...principle thai 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"). 65. SH H. PACKER. THI LIMITS OF CRIMINAL SANCTION 93-95 (!968). 66 Sir Simpson v. United States, 435...

...could envision ways that the copyright law could be modified to permit such prosecution. But, "[i]t is the legislature, not the Court which is to define a crime, and ordain its punishment." Therefore, the Working Group generally supports the amendments to the copyright law and the criminal...