Lanterna Rally

Author: Charles E. Chadman

Publisher:

Published: 2015-07-07

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 9781330904060

Excerpt from A Treatise on Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure, Vol. 11: Including Criminal Evidence and Criminal Pleading; Also a Treatise on the Law of Evidence The subject of Criminal Law as presented herein is simply that of the ordinary text-book, abbreviated somewhat on account of the limited space in which to treat so important a subject. While in many instances the student will be impressed with the wisdom of the law, and the subtleness of the safeguards devised to protect the accused from being punished when guiltless, and the careful classification and definition of crimes to prevent oppression; yet it is clear that there are many offenses to-day going unpunished which future legislatures and courts will have to recognize and punish as serious crimes. It is a common saying, with more than a grain of truth therein, that he who steals ten dollars will likely go to prison, while he who steals a million will go to Congress. Perhaps there is more adroitness in the theft of the larger sum, but the common sense of mankind - the true source of all law in the abstract - must soon recognize that the latter offense is as much a crime against society as the former. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.