Putnam patriot., 1925-12-25
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 The peculiar of the Chapman have raised echnca legal problems that will doubtless reach the Supreme Court United States for final adjudication and disposition It is senseess the law and berae system of uris prudence there be found hard and fast and n isputabe rule of law printed in black and white to govern ahis peculiar situation.
 A law is of human action" This is simple defni- zon in elementary text books There two kinds substantive and adjective law The substantive law n- the rules that human action The adjective law the rules by which the substantive law enforced Both mandates of the sovereign and must be followed and obeyed.
 The word rule" as used in system of jurisprudence, has no different significance than has in the realms of sport in baseball football the major sports of nation In sports rules adopted which intended far as possible to ah epate geney and situation that may arise the game The same law governing mankind In neither sport nor these rules been perfectly formulated every ez iQency and possibility fully anticipated that they can be m peey relied upon govern situation Conditions are constantly changing The world has in eompleMty Sport has become scientific The former has caused the rules of human action The latter con stant revision of the rules of sport.
 There has been development and from the times when right might down to the present time it will and until the end of all things Con- after condition and situation after situation has arisen calling changing of the old rules and the adoption of new ones (The State the first to adopt rules laws by the General Assembly governing transportation through But let situation arise where there is no parent unquestonab legal rule by which it may be governed immediately public criticism riot The law is seemingly, the publie's perpetual target
 Who could foresee the ultra extraordinary situation that has arisen in the present Chapman confined in Federal prison; making escape hererom while at liberty committing murder being convicted of the homicide by state court desperate effort his life insisting that he be allowed the prison from which he made his cape until his of sentence thereto has pired?
 Chapmans Federal commuted by the Presi- dent Seemingly there certain rule of govern the situation that has thus arisen Had received presidential pardon fit this exigency would have been hand in the statute books but in the decisions of the United States Supreme Court where the matter adudeated and determined that pardon is n effective unless be accepted Thus new rule oi human acton formulated to future courts and judges in the of pardons.
 There apparently being no certain governing the situation has arisen either the constitution the statute books former appellate decisions, which de- technically known the common law, the lay public and holds ridcue of jurisprudence law, and the law is forced Not finding governing rule at hand these critics would seemingly. the whole book of hreds the situation adudcated according rule of law but to what they would undoubtedly "a rule of common sense If they would say, Chapman the arch criminal Chapman the convicted murderer of officer not be executed according to the rules then h with the rules He is murderer execute him anyway"
 It be remembered that the rules that human action emanae from the sovereign They must be obeed To execute convicted murderer contrary the rule law that ushes the taking of human e would make the ecutioner himself guilty of a homicide
 The Chapman whatever the outcome may be will be disposed of by rule of law The points in this vii be debated by learned in the rules of law. Their gumens will be based such rules of the substantive law to them nearest 10 apply the situation Then the preme Court of the United will decision may accordance with such rules as act under that Chapman be legally executed this time the State of Connecticut It find that he be the Federal prison there until his of mprison terminated by lapse of time. If this be doubles fhere will be promulgated by legislative If similar situation again arises there will be rule of actior govern accordance with swift and justice
 In the that the Supreme Court finds that the State jurisdiction this may legally ecu him then to assume the courts construction vii become part of the law country and the rule guidance will be established without legislative
 there is to be criticism let be confined the adjective the human element Here personal opn based upon substantive law becomes factor Fol criminal has been convicted of burg lary There a maximum and minimum punishment writer