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XIII Crimes Death. XV D Crimes Prosecution ready New York; 1802: Eddy,
No 3

Page 58. "It is certain also, that under the present system of
"punishment, a much less number of offenders escape conviction.
"Individuals do not, from a sense of the terrible consequences to the
"party, refuse to prosecute; nor juries, from motives of compassion,
"forbear to convict the guilty. This is a most salutary consequence
"of the amelioration of our penallaws —

No 1 ; Philadelphia 1793: p. 92. "Juries are not now unwilling to
"convict; and pardons are not granted till they [the prisoners]
"discover some appearances of amendment. the of it spoken of

No 2 Philadelphia; 1795. Liancourt, p. 29. "Juries, who naturally feel
"repugnant to the punishment of death, & incline rather to doubt a few comments which every be left without is of:
"of, than add strength to the evidence adduced, when they find, as is
"now the case, the punishment proportioned to the crime, and
"are convinced of the utility of the scheme, will be less averse
"to investigate & and admit the proofs of guilt. The executive also
"has no sufficient motive to pardon a convict previous to the
"execution of his sentence, since at any time he has the power
"of doing it, after the criminal has demonstrated that he is
"worthy of the indulgence. This certainty of punishment has
"already proved a great check upon criminality".

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Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering	not numbered
Box	116	Main Headings	panopticon versus new south wales
Folio number	046	Info in main headings field	letter 2d or 3
Image	001	Titles
Category	collectanea	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	f90
Penner	jeremy bentham; john herbert koe	Watermarks
Marginals	jeremy bentham; john herbert koe	Paper Producer
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Notes public		ID Number	37579
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