 | Henry Flanders - 1874 - 296 sidor
...bill of attainder. Ex Post Facto Laws. 208. By an ex post facto law is meant a law that makes an act done before the passing of the law, and which was innocent when done, criminal ; or which aggravates a crime, and makes it greater than when it was committed ; or which changes the... | |
 | Henry Flanders - 1874 - 322 sidor
...11 of attainder. Ex, Pqst Facto Laws. 208. By an ex post facto law is meant a law that makes an act done before the passing of the law, and which was innocent when done, criminal ; or which aggravates a crime, and makes it greater than when it was committed ; or which changes the... | |
 | Edward McPherson - 1875 - 664 sidor
...which come within the meaning of that clause of the Constitution into four classes: 1. Every law that makes an action done before the passing of the law,...innocent when done, criminal, and punishes such action. 2. Every law that aggravates a crime, or makes it greater than it was when committed. 3. Every law... | |
 | Herbert Broom, Edward Alfred Hadley - 1875 - 966 sidor
...property." Valder v. Bull, 3 Dallas, 388. An ex poet facto law is thus defined : " 1. Every law that makes an action done before the passing of the law,...innocent when done, criminal, and punishes such action. 2. Every law that aggravates a crime, or makes it greater than it was when comHere it is impossible... | |
 | Ira M. Moore - 1876 - 920 sidor
...prohibits the passing of an expoxt-facto law. An ex-post-facto law has been said to be: 1. Every law that makes an action done before the passing of the law,...innocent when done, criminal; and punishes such action. 2. Every law that aggravates a crime and makes it greater than it was when committed. 3. Every law... | |
 | William Blackstone - 1876 - 782 sidor
...Chase, in Calder r. Bull, 3 Dal. 38(5, has classified (uc post Jacto laws as follows: 1. Every law that makes an action", done before the passing of the law, and which was innocent when done, criiuiniil, and punishes such action. 2. Every law that aggravates a crime, or makes it greater than... | |
 | United States. Electoral Commission (1877) - 1877 - 1088 sidor
...consider ex post facto laws, within the words and the intent of the prohibition. First. Every law that makes an action done before the passing of the law,...innocent when done, criminal; and punishes such action. Second. Every law that aggravates a crime, or makes it greater than it was when committed. The PKESIDENT.... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1877 - 322 sidor
...words and the in tent of the prohibition. First. Every law that makes an action done before the paaaing of the law, and which was innocent when done, criminal : and punishes such action. Second. Every law that aggravates n crime, or uiukv a it greater than It was when committed. The PRESIDENT.... | |
 | Jabez Franklin Cowdery - 1878 - 842 sidor
...constitutions. • The foliowing are examples of ex post facto laws Every Law that makes an act — done before the passing of the law and which was innocent...when done — criminal, and punishes such action. Every Law that aggravates a crime or makes it greater than it was when committed. Every Law that changes... | |
 | Orlando Bump - 1878 - 474 sidor
...laws which are ex post facto within the words and intent of the prohibition are: ist. Every law that makes an action done before the passing of the law, and which was innocent when done, criminal; 2d. Every law that aggravates a crime, or makes it greater than it was when committed ; 3d. Every law... | |
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Every law that makes an action done before the passing of the law, and which was innocent when done, criminal; and punishes such action. 
