To: NYFriend
Common law is not overridden by statute. All the things that were ever crimes under the common law are still crimes, murder, rape, kidnapping, fraud, trespass. 43 of the States are still common law states, and usually have references to it in their constitutions.
18 posted on
02/21/2004 6:14:44 PM PST by
djf
To: djf
I think you're missing the the point. First, criminal law must be by statute, but common law only lasts until a legislature addresses the issue.
20 posted on
02/21/2004 7:14:19 PM PST by
NYFriend
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