The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-08

oI ths principal CONCLUSIONS the dissenting
circumstances accompanying a homicide are siven in
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SGm ANY az c the eIs SCI e ns
j. sys sSs homicide
been perpetrated with malice prssnce or soretSoasht
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proof as to each rests equally upon the prosecution
than other, malice being susceptible
dse but Pc om b y ae and
killing Which indicate Scss
Bishop condemns the common law rule q infsrIing
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may be briefly stated that to constitute I'M muraer ,n 10
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regardless Of human lite; or when committing the crime
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saatially as charged" Again. 81 page o In the case
murder 70 have been committed with malice slOres;
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as o me proof Of within
malice ma udse rancneS here cited
IN the case Tne distraction anjastidabis XII
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told That they find this a to exist m ne
prisoner could Be
murder n the first degree, 4 these Inquiries
answered II the airmatiye then prejudice could By
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clear that the Jury could have what
as design
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the point Of premeditated design The erroneous sen
the called attention to the point, Requesting
sign and had not the Judge IN response thereto given
formation of such design and its execution
the prisoner had Sufficient time before to upon
ne and that Re had s formed rs o fall ad
that they should convict the prisoner Of murder
from it perhaps is best not to give any language
Of s"t &c hat aw The
whether design to take life existed. But
the grand question Is whether there is in
tention to kill existing at the moment of striking
danP Within Se meanns
the statute the words premedated, aorcthought and
prepense possess etymologicaliy, the same meaning,
being the Latin and saxon synonymes expressing single
there be suicent dehbe to orm design to take
lite there is sufficient deberaton to constitute murder
No matter whether the design formed at the
instant Of striking the fatal blow, or whether It
the intention precedes the acts although the act
following instantly, of course there must be a
premedtated design. within that definition decline
to charge otherwise The counsel for the prisoner then
The structure OF civilized rests upon laws that
punish such offences. Those laws should be faithfully
administered. Where there has been a conviction
crime after fair trial the penalty should follow, and it