 | William Whiting - 1862 - 164 páginas
...a tacit confession of guilt, f BILLS OF PAINS AND PENALTIES. It has been said that within the sense of the constitution, bills of attainder include bills of pains and penalties ; and this view seemed to derive support from a remark of a judge of the Supreme Court. " A bill of... | |
 | William Whiting - 1862 - 144 páginas
...a tacit confession of guilt, f BILLS OF PAINS AND PENALTIES. It has been said that within the sense of the constitution, bills of attainder include bills of pains and penalties ; and this view seemed to derive support from a remark of a judge of the Supreme Court. " A bill of... | |
 | United States. Court of Claims - 1946 - 936 páginas
...Court as "a legislative act which inflicts punishment without a judicial trial. If the punishment be less than death, the act is termed a bill of pains...of attainder include bills of pains and penalties." Cummings v. Missouri, 4 Wallace 277, 323. Concurring Opinion by Judge Jones I have no doubt that section... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1867 - 732 páginas
...attainder is a legislative act which inflicts punishment without a judicial trial. If the punishment be less than death, the act is termed a bill of pains and penalties. Within tho meaning of the Constitution bills of attainder include bills of pains and penalties. Ib. 4. These... | |
 | New York (State). Court of Appeals, Joel Tiffany - 1868 - 434 páginas
...judicial trial. Field, J., who delivered the opinion of the Court, remarks : " If the punishment be less than death, the act is termed a bill of pains...of attainder include bills of pains and penalties. In these -cases the legislative body, in addition to its legitimate functions, exercises the powers... | |
 | John Norton Pomeroy - 1868 - 570 páginas
...Attainder is a legislative act which inflicts punishment without a judicial trial. If the punishment be less than death, the act is termed a bill of pains and penalties. Within the i 4 Wallace's It. 323, 324. meaning of the Constitution, bills of attainder include bills of pains... | |
 | Nathan Howard (Jr.) - 1869 - 654 páginas
...a judicial trial. FIELD, J., who delivered the opinion of the court, remarks, "If the punishment be less than death, the act is termed a bill of pains...of attainder include bills of pains and penalties. In these cases the legislative body, in addition to its legitimate functions, exercises the powers... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - 1870 - 738 páginas
...error below are relied upon : I. It is alleged that this section of the constitution of Missouri "is a bill of pains and penalties within the meaning of the Constitution of the United States, and therefore invalid." The Constitution of the United States declares that "... | |
 | William Whiting - 1871 - 728 páginas
...attainder is a legislative act which inflicts punishment without a judicial trial. If the punishment be less than death, the act is termed a bill of pains...of attainder include bills of pains and penalties. In these cases the legislative body, in addition to its legitimate functions, exercises the powers... | |
 | Edward McPherson - 1871 - 670 páginas
...attainder is a legislative act which inflicts punishment without a judicial trial. If the punishment be less than death the act is termed a bill of pains...meaning of the Constitution bills of attainder include hill« of pains and penalties. In these cases the legislative Lody, in addition to ils legitimate functions,... | |
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A bill of attainder is a legislative act which inflicts punishment without a judicial trial. If the punishment be less than death, the act is termed a bill of pains and penalties. 
