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1932. CRIME, Disproportionate punishment.—
The punishment of crimes against
property is, in most countries, immensely dis
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probably in Canada, to steal a hare, is death
the first offence. To steal above the value of
twelve pence is death the second offence.—
Report on Spanish Convention. Washington ed. iii, 353. Ford ed., v, 483.
(1792)
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