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GB. 1828. Janty. 20.
Law Amendment or Duelling ExtinguishablePropositions
Homicide at large
1.
In a Homicidal act,
subject matter of uncertainty.
1. Intention of producing
suffering.
2. Persons on whom
suffering will fall.
3. Shape of suffering.
2.
1. Uncertainty as to
intention – Cause of
suspicion, profit expected.
Example. Supposed
slayee engaged by supposed
slayer to repair
to an unhealthy
spot.
3.
2. Uncertainty as to
person intended to be
exposed to the suffering:
Cause of suspicion,
profit expected.
4.
Example. Negro slave
dying in the middle
passage.
5.
2. By a military commander,
subordinate
sent out of country
to a dangerous spot.
6.
Uncertainty as to
shape of suffering.
7.
Example 1. Instrument
employed a
military weapon.
8.
Example 2. Instrument,
a drug to be
swallowed.
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9.
Different provisions
according to subject
matter of uncertainty.
10.
Case 1. Uncertainty
as to intention –
Cause of suspicion
profit to supposed
slayee, coupled with
exercise of an act
supposed lethiferous.
11.
Reasons for classing
the result as wrongful
homicide.
Danger of holding
out expectation of
impunity from the
future exercise of
similar acts in expectation
of profit.
12.
Mischiefs which
would ensue from
appointing in this
case the ordinary
punishment for
wrongful homicide.
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1.
Competition quelling
duellist. Cases
for application of
presence banishment.
2.
Case 1. Competition
for marrying a person
of the other sex.
3.
Case 2. So far illicit
sexual intercourse.
4.
Reason that in
no case should the
wrongdoer be allowed
the profit of his
offence.
5.
So 1. for any Office
under Government.
2. for pecuniarily
profitable occupations.
3. for benefit from
being associated
to any body of men.
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Law Amendment - or Duelling Extinguishable |
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