Excerpt from A Treatise on Criminal Law and Procedure The book is divided into three parts. Part one deals with certain preliminary topics pertaining to the substantive law of crimes. It consists of ten chapters, each of which contains a discussion of a preliminary topic. Part two deals with specific crimes. This part comprises, of course, a very large portion of the book. It contains sixty-three chapters. It divides crimes into seven general classes, as follows: Crimes against 1, the person; 2, the habitation; 3, property; 4, public justice; 5, public peace; 6, public welfare, health, safety, morals and religion; 7, sovereignty. It then enumerates and discusses the various specific crimes that belong to these respective classes. Part three deals with criminal pleading and procedure. It discusses arrest and extradition, preliminary proceedings, in cluding bail; modes of accusation, including indictment, ar raignment and pleas; trial, and the various proceedings after verdict. The cases supporting the text have been selected with dis criminating care, and it is believed that they are sufficiently numerous and apt to serve the purpose intended. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.