 | 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 in the statute, because it is of equal atrocity, or kindred character,... | |
 | 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
...would be dangerous indeed to carry the principle that a case that is within the reason or mischiefs of a statute is within its provisions, so far as to...a crime not enumerated in the statute, because it was of equal atrocity, or of a kindred character with those which were enumerated. If this principle... | |
 | E. Fitch Smith - 1848 - 1004 lapas
...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 the reason or mischiefs of a statute is within its provisions, so far as to punish a... | |
 | Richard Peters - 1860 - 792 lapas
...construction. It would be dangerous to carry the principle that a case which is within the reasons or mischief of a statute is within its provisions, so far as to punish a crime not enumerated within the statute, because it is of equal atrocity or kindred character with those which are enumerated.... | |
 | 1884 - 1912 lapas
...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...kindred character with those which are enumerated. P^errctt v. Atirill, I Blatchf. 151-156. See, also, The Saratofia, i» FED. HEP. 322 -325; US v. Templt,... | |
 | 1903 - 1116 lapas
...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...kindred character with those which are enumerated." It would not be less dangerous to strike down any or all liens of mortgages which are superior in date... | |
 | 1904 - 1038 lapas
...so far as to punish a crime not enumerated in the statute, because it is of equal atrocity or of a kindred character with those which are enumerated....recognized in expounding criminal law, it has been in case« of considerable irritation, which it would be unsafe to consider as precedents forming a general... | |
 | 1908 - 2268 lapas
...determine that a case Is within the Intention of the 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 the statute is within Its provisions so far as to punish a crime not enumerated in the statute, because... | |
 | 1920 - 2100 lapas
...within the intention of the statute Its language must authorize us to say so. It would be dnngerous, indeed, to carry the principle that a case which Is within the reason or mischief of the statute is within its provision, so far as to punish a crime not enumerated in the statute, because... | |
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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 so far... 
