 | 1901 - 1414 páginas
...visit on that day. By the statute the killing of any magistrate, sheriff, coroner, constable, or other officer of justice, either civil or criminal, In the execution of his office or duty, is declared to be murder. PL 1SÖ8, p. 824, § 10G. The deceased was elected constable... | |
 | William Blackstone - 1979 - 520 páginas
...chaStife and not to kill him, the law fo far confiders the provocation of contumelious behaviour, as i > adjudge it only manslaughter, and not .murder*. In...manner if one kills an officer of juStice, either * l Hat. PC 454. 47 -.4 .. ii Ha«k. PC 8i. i Hal. PC 455, - , H-mk. PC 74. 456. • tl.-J.84. * Foil.... | |
 | J. W. Wessels, Johannes Wilhelmus Wessels - 2005 - 808 páginas
...such a manner as showed only an intent to chastise and not to kill him, the law so far considers the provocation of contumelious behaviour as to adjudge it only manslaughter and not murder.") So, too, in our law, where persons had attacked others with murderous weapons and injured them so severely... | |
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But if the person so provoked had unfortunately killed the other by beating him in such a manner as showed only an intent to chastise and not to kill him, the law so far considers the provocation of contumelious behaviour as to adjudge it only manslaughter,... 
