Wragg v. Penn Township
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Henry county; the Hon. J. W. Cochran, Judge, presiding.
1Dissent
Mr. Justice McLean,
in delivering a dissenting opinion, used the following language: “Nothing can be more repugnant or contradictory than two punishments for the same act. It would be a mockery of justice and' a reproach to civilization.” But he stood alone in his dissent from the opinion of the court. The doctrine was afterwards held sound in the case of Moore v. The People of the State of Illinois, 14 How. 13.
In delivering the opinion in this last mentioned case, Mr. Justice Gbiee says: “An offence, in its legal signification, means the transgression of a law. A man may be compelled to make…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Moore v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1852
- Waldo v. WallaceIndiana Supreme Court · 1859
- Mayor v. AllaireSupreme Court of Alabama · 1848
- State v. CowanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1860
- Taylor v. City of CarondeletSupreme Court of Missouri · 1855
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