 To determine that a case is within the intention of a statute, its language must authorize us to say so. It would be dangerous, indeed, to carry the principle, that a case which is within the reason or mischief of a statute, is within its provisions,...  Federal Criminal Law and Procedure - 144. lappuseautors: Elijah Nathaniel Zoline - 1921Pilnskats - Par šo grāmatu
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1820 - 662 lapas
...words, especially in a penal act, in search of an intention which the words themselves did not suggest. To determine that a case is within the intention of a statute, its language must authorise us to say so. It would be dangerous, indeed, to carry the principle, that a case which is... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1820 - 622 lapas
...suggest. To determine that a case is within the intention of a statute, its language must authorise us to say so. It would be dangerous, indeed, to carry the principle, ihat a case which is within the reason or mischief of a statute, is within its provisions, so far as... | |
 | Joseph Tate - 1841 - 992 lapas
...department. It is the legislature, not the court, which is to define a crime, and ordain its punishment. It would be dangerous indeed, to carry the principle,...mischief of a statute, is within its provisions, so far aa to punish a crime not enumerated ACTS OF ASSEMBLY. in the statute, because it is of equal atrocity,... | |
 | 1846 - 110 lapas
...department. It is the legislature, not the court, which is to define the crime and ordain its punishment. It would be dangerous, indeed, to carry the principle,...in the statute, because it is of equal atrocity or kindred character with those which are enumerated." See 5 Wheat. 95, 96. Accordingly, it is said, that... | |
 | E. Fitch Smith - 1848 - 1040 lapas
...words, especially in penal acts, in search of an intention which the words themselves did not suggest. To determine that a case is within the intention of a statute, its language must authorize the court to say so. It would be dangerous indeed to carry the principle that a case that is within... | |
 | E. Fitch Smith - 1848 - 1004 lapas
...1 Stev. Elec. L. (4) 3 Wils. 126. (c) Day, 702. (rf) 1 Wils. folio, 412 ; see also Black. R. 12-26. within its provisions, so far as to punish a crime not enumerated within the statute, because it was of equal atrocity, or of a kindred character with those named in... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court, Benjamin Robbins Curtis - 1855 - 758 lapas
...words, especially in a penal act, in search of an intention which the words themselves did not suggest. To determine that a case is within the intention of...the statute, because it is of equal atrocity, or of kindred character, with those which are enumerated. If this principle has ever been recognized in expounding... | |
 | Theodore Sedgwick - 1857 - 770 lapas
...words, especially in a penal act, in search of an intention which the words themselves did not suggest. To determine that a case is within the intention of...the statute, because it is of equal atrocity, or of kindred character, with those which are enumerated. If this principle has ever been recognized in expounding... | |
 | Joel Prentiss Bishop - 1858 - 1012 lapas
...strictly. And the degree of strictness will depend an intention which the words themselves did not suggest. To determine that a case is within the intention of...the statute, because it is of equal atrocity, or of kindred character, with those which are enumerated. If this principle has ever been recognized in expounding... | |
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