1784 Conn. Acts 18
| dc.coverage.spatial | Connecticut | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-10-23T03:51:31Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-11-11T14:12:58Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-03-16T23:37:03Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1784 | |
| dc.description.abstract | An Act For The Punishment of Burglary And Robbery: Prohibited the burglary of any dwelling house or shop where goods, wares, and merchandise are deposited. Also prohibited robbery of any person in the Field of Highway through abuse, force, violence, or doing so armed with any dangerous armour or weapon. Violators punished with death. | |
| dc.description.lawtext | BE it enacted by the Governor, Council and Representatives, in General Court assembled, and by the Authority of the same, That, whosoever shall commit Burglary, by breaking up any Dwelling House or Shop, wherein Goods, Wares and Merchandize are deposited; or shall commit Robbery, by robbing any Person in the Field or Highway; if in the Perpetration of such Crimes, the Person or Persons committing the same, shall be guilty of any personal Abuse, Force or Violence; or shall be fo armed with any dangerous Armour or Weapon, as clearly to indicate their violent Intentions; such Person or Persons, found guilty as aforesaid, and being thereof convicted before the Superior Court, shall suffer Death. And if upon the Trial for any of the Crimes aforesaid, the Commission thereof shall not appear to be attended with the aggravated Circumstances of personal Terror, Force and Violence as aforesaid, the Person or Persons found guilty of full Crime of Burglary or Robbery, shall be punished with whipping on the naked Body, not exceeding forty Stripes, and with Imprisonment in any of the Goals or Work-houses in this State, there to be kept to hard Labour, not exceeding ten Years, at the Discretion of the Superior Court before whom the Conviction is had. And if any Person shall be convicted a second Time for the Offence of Burglary or Robbery, he shall suffer death. | |
| dc.description.summary | Prohibited the burglary of any dwelling house or shop where goods, wares, and merchandise are deposited. Also prohibited robbery of any person in the Field of Highway through abuse, force, violence, or doing so armed with any dangerous armour or weapon. Violators punished with death. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.firearmsresearchcenter.org/id/frc0001/3347 | |
| dc.relation.isreferencedbyGoogle | https://www.google.com/books/edition/Acts_and_Laws_of_the_State_of_Connecticu/hR1RAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA18&printsec=frontcover | |
| dc.subject | CARRY - INTENT TO COMMIT CRIME | |
| dc.subject | COMMITTING CRIME W/ WEAPON | |
| dc.title | 1784 Conn. Acts 18 |