A History of the Criminal Law of England
A History of the Criminal Law of England
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^ By a separate Act wager of battle was abolished, but I do not see that it was proposed to abolish appeals in the sense of private accusations. The same Act punished duelling with ^ Somers's Tracts, Yi p. 188.
Digiti zed by Google HALE^S. " PLEAS OP THE CROWN." 211 extraordinary severity. Every one who fought a duel was to Ch. XXI.
lose his right hand, and forfeit all his property, real and per- sonal, and be " for ever banished out of this nation," and suffer death if he returned. Penalties n...early as severe were to be imposed on those who sent or accepted challenges.
Many of these proposals have since been adopted and form a part of our present law. The proposed secondary punish- ments> if sharper, were not so prolonged as our own. It is true that we have ceased to brand, and that we seldom flog, and then with, I think, foolish leniency, but penal servitude for life, for twenty, fourteen, seven, or even five years, is a far more severe punishment than the three years' hard labour, which was the maximum secondary punishment in this remarkable draft.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
^ By a separate Act wager of battle was abolished, but I do not see that it was proposed to abolish appeals in the sense of private accusations. The same Act punished duelling with ^ Somers's Tracts, Yi p. 188.
Digiti zed by Google HALE^S. " PLEAS OP THE CROWN." 211 extraordinary severity. Every one who fought a duel was to Ch. XXI.
lose his right hand, and forfeit all his property, real and per- sonal, and be " for ever banished out of this nation," and suffer death if he returned. Penalties n...early as severe were to be imposed on those who sent or accepted challenges.
Many of these proposals have since been adopted and form a part of our present law. The proposed secondary punish- ments> if sharper, were not so prolonged as our own. It is true that we have ceased to brand, and that we seldom flog, and then with, I think, foolish leniency, but penal servitude for life, for twenty, fourteen, seven, or even five years, is a far more severe punishment than the three years' hard labour, which was the maximum secondary punishment in this remarkable draft.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by James Fitzjames Stephen to read onlineMoreLess
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