 | 1907 - 474 Seiten
...that, at the time of committing the alleged criminal act, he was laboring under such a defect of reason as either (1) not to know the nature and quality of...doing, or (2) not to know that the act was wrong," and section 23 provides that "a morbid propensity to commit prohibited acts existing in the mind of... | |
 | 1915 - 982 Seiten
...criminal liability except upon proof that at the time "he was laboring under such defect of reason as: 1, not to know the nature and quality of the act he...doing; or 2, not to know that the act was wrong." Penal Law, § 1120. See § 34. The inmates of lunatic asylums are largely governed, it has been remarked,... | |
 | New York (State). Board of Charities - 1917 - 1096 Seiten
...the time of committing the alleged criminal act, he was laboring under such a defect of reason as: 1. Not to know the nature and quality of the act he was doing: or, 2. Not to know that tho act was wrong. The law presumes sanity in all cases. A>ie Tork Coi<n/w Court, Oyer and Terminer,... | |
 | William Mack, William Benjamin Hale, Donald J. Kiser - 1918 - 1426 Seiten
...criminal act, he was laboring under euch a defect of reason as: 1. Not to know the nature and qualHy of the act he was doing; or, 2. Not to know that the act was wrong" (Pen. L. 9 1120, formerly Pen. Code 9 21); and that "a morbid propensity to commit prohibited acts,... | |
 | Thomas Welburn Hughes - 1919 - 808 Seiten
...with the English rule. It exempts a person only where "he was laboring under such a defect of reason as either (1) not to know the nature and quality of...he was doing, or (2) not to know that the act was wrong."29 § 71. Insanity a question of fact. — The existence or nonexistence of insanity in a particular... | |
 | New York (State). Legislature - 1919 - 1010 Seiten
...the time of committing the alleged criminal act, he was laboring under such a defect of reason as: 1. Not to know the nature and quality of the act he...doing; or, • 2. Not to know that the act was wrong. The law presumes sanity in all cases. New York County Court, Oyfr and Terminer, December, 1881, People... | |
 | 1920 - 1754 Seiten
...proof that, at the time of committing the criminal act, he was laboring under such defect of reason as either (1) not to know the nature and quality of...doing, or (2) not to know that the act was wrong, the question whether defendant, accused of homicide, at the time of the homicide was laboring under... | |
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A person is not excused from criminal liability as an idiot, imbecile, lunatic or insane person, except upon proof that, at the time of committing the alleged criminal act, he was laboring under such a defect of reason as either, " 1. Not to know the... 
