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Code of Criminal Procedure of the State of New York, as Amended To, and Including, 1893; With References to Decisions
Code of Criminal Procedure of the State of New York as Amended To and Including 1893 With References to Decisions Author:New York General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1893 Original Publisher: S.S. Peloubet Subjects: Criminal law Law / General Law / Criminal Law / General Law / Criminal Procedure Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy ... more »the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: TITLE IX. Or Cbuces Against The Person. CRjrriKl. Suicide. Chapter IV. Kidnapping. Cbapteb VII. Dueli and II. Homicide. V. Assaults. challenges. III. Maiming. VI. Kobberj. VUL label. CHAPTER I. Suicide. Bmtioh 178. Suicide defined. 173. No forfeiture imposed for Buicide. 174. Attempting suicide. 175. Aiding snicide. 176. A -i'm : [] an attempt at suicide. 177. Incapacity of person aided, no defense. ITS. Punishment of attempting suicide. § 172. Suicide defined. Suicide is the intentional taking of one's own life. § 173. No forfeiture imposed for suicide. Although suicide ia deemed a grave public wrong, yet from the impossibility of reaching the successful perpetrator, no forfeiture is imposed. a u. S. 991. § 42. § 174. Attempting suicide. A person who, with intent to take his own life, commits upon himself any act dangerous to human life, or which, if committed upon or towards another person and followed by death as a consequence, would render the perpetrator chargeable with homicide, is guilty of attempting suicide. § 175. Aiding suicide. A person who willfully, in any manner, advises, ''ncourages, abets, or assists another person in taking the latter's life, is guilty of manslaughter in the first degree. 3 E. s. 992. $ 7. § 176. Abetting an attempt at suicide. A person who willfully, in any manner, encourages, advises, assists or abets another person in ai tempting to take the latter's life, is guilty of a felony. § 177. Incapacity of person aided, no ...« less