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Strongest positive: United States v. Ray, No. 08-2795-cr (2d Cir. Aug. 27, 2009) · Strongest negative: Wright v. Illinois & Mississippi Tel. Co., 20 Iowa 195 (Iowa 1866)
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At page 396 describing deadly weapon as one that would “necessarily,” was “likely to,” or would “probably,” kill or do great bodily harm1 citing case1 citing court put it this way
  • Commonwealth v. Rezendes, 37 N.E.3d 672 (Mass. App. Ct. 2015).published
    (describing deadly weapon as one that would “necessarily,” was “likely to,” or would “probably,” kill or do great bodily harm)
At page 399 cited at this page1 citing case
  • United States v. Ray, 578 F.3d 184 (2d Cir. 2009).published
    Early decisions of American courts reflect this distinction between trial and sentencing. 15 See Respublica v. Doan, 1 U.S. 86, 91 , 1 Dall. 86 , 1 L.Ed. 47 (Pa.1784) (“[Mjight an offender, who confessed the fact in court, by pleading guil…
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Commonwealth versus Joseph Drew and Levi Quinby
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
May 15, 1808.
Published opinion
* The Solicitor-General for the commonwealth, Quinby , Holmes and Emery for the prisoner Drew., Mellen and Longfellow for Quinby.
Published
The Court

did not inquire into the truth of these allegations ; observing that if they were proved, they could not avail the prisoner .on any legal principles, by which alone the Court must be bound; and if they supported any equitable claims to favor for the prisoner, he might apply to the supreme executive, who had power [*400] to cause the sentence to be * executed, or who could pardon it absolutely, or on condition, at its discretion.

Judgment of death was then pronounced against the prisoner