State v. Doud
Supreme Court of Connecticut
This was an information at common law, filed by the state’s attorney, in the superior court, alleging, That Doud, in pursuance of a judgment of the court, was,on the 27th of December, 1828, lawfully imprisoned in the common gaol of Litchfield county, for a certain assault and battery by him before that time committed; and being so imprisoned, did, on said 27th of December, with force and arms, wilfully, unlawfully and felo-niously escape from and out of said gaol, against…
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This was an information at common law, filed by the state’s attorney, in the superior court, alleging, That Doud, in pursuance of a judgment of the court, was,on the 27th of December, 1828, lawfully imprisoned in the common gaol of Litchfield county, for a certain assault and battery by him before that time committed; and being so imprisoned, did, on said 27th of December, with force and arms, wilfully, unlawfully and felo-niously escape from and out of said gaol, against the will, and without the licence and consent of the keeper thereof; which doings of said Doud, were against the peace,…
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, J.
By the common law, all immoral acts, which tend to the prejudice of the community, are offences, and punishable by courts of justice. They are denominated crimes and misdemeanours. The former comprehend the more aggravated offences, which are nearly allied and equal in guilt to felony, whereof the superior court formerly assumed jurisdiction ; the latter, inferior offences, whéreof the superior and inferior courts have occcasionally taken cognizance. But now, by statute, the superior court alone has jurisdiction of all offen-ces at common law. Stat. 29. ed. 1784.—172. ed. 1821.—191. Sess.…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Knowles v. StateU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Connecticut · 1808
- State v. HowardSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1827
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- State v. CarverSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1897
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