Nobles v. Georgia
Citations
- 168 U.S. 398
- 18 S. Ct. 87
- 42 L. Ed. 515
- 1897 U.S. LEXIS 1733
Syllabus
<p>This court follows the construction given by the Supreme Court of-the State of Georgia to the statutes of. that State called .in question in this case.</p> <p>If, after a regular conviction and sentence ;in that State, a suggestion of a then existing insanity is made, it is not necessary, in order to constitute “ due process of law,” that the question so presented should be tried by a jury.</p>
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- “[i]t is agreed that at common law an insane person was not to suffer punishment”
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Judges: White
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