Author: Idaho Code Commission

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2016-08-02

Total Pages: 606

ISBN-13: 9781333115906

Excerpt from Penal Code of State of Idaho, 1901 The evidence of insanity must out weigh and overcome the presumption of sanity. And the evidence in favor of sanity, in some appreciable degree. State v. Lewis, 20 Nev. 33. 22 Pac. 24l. 39 L. R. A. 740. The legal presumption is in favor of sanity, and one who does not deny the commission of the crim inal act. But pleads insanity as an ex cuse. Takes the burden of proof. And if he fails to produce evidence to change the presumption raised 'against him by the fact of the killing. The penalty of the law should be adjudged against him. 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.