§ 12-19-3 - Deodands – Benefit of clergy – Petit treason.
SECTION 12-19-3
§ 12-19-3 Deodands Benefit ofclergy Petit treason. Deodands, the plea of the benefit of clergy, and the distinction between petittreason and murder, are abolished. Petit treason shall be prosecuted andpunished as murder.
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