The Opinions of Different Authors Upon the Punishment of Death, Volume 3Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1813 - Capital punishment |
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... effect the acts of the 19th and 34th of his present Majesty's reign , which relate to the establish- ment and regulation of penitentiary houses : but , as I under- stand that the secretary of state for the home department is pre- vented ...
... effect the acts of the 19th and 34th of his present Majesty's reign , which relate to the establish- ment and regulation of penitentiary houses : but , as I under- stand that the secretary of state for the home department is pre- vented ...
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... effects of the bills themselves are , certainly , far more serious subjects for your attention ; and with respect to the bills , I should not , after what passed last year , trouble you with any further observation , were I not , from ...
... effects of the bills themselves are , certainly , far more serious subjects for your attention ; and with respect to the bills , I should not , after what passed last year , trouble you with any further observation , were I not , from ...
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... effects have resulted from the change adopted by the legislature by a reduction of the punishment for stealing privately from the person . The proof , however , of these good effects appears to me to be extremely equivocal : so ...
... effects have resulted from the change adopted by the legislature by a reduction of the punishment for stealing privately from the person . The proof , however , of these good effects appears to me to be extremely equivocal : so ...
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... effect must be traced to the al- teration of the law ? There was another The Chancellor of the Exchequer . mode of accounting for the facility of conviction which has escaped the notice of my learned friend . I distinctly stated , in ...
... effect must be traced to the al- teration of the law ? There was another The Chancellor of the Exchequer . mode of accounting for the facility of conviction which has escaped the notice of my learned friend . I distinctly stated , in ...
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... effects of the measures proposed by my honourable and learned friend , prosecutors are no longer averse from appearing , witnesses from giving evidence , or juries from convicting offend- ers . I should have thought and I must still ...
... effects of the measures proposed by my honourable and learned friend , prosecutors are no longer averse from appearing , witnesses from giving evidence , or juries from convicting offend- ers . I should have thought and I must still ...
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