A person who has been convicted of a crime or misdemeanor is, notwithstanding, a competent witness in a civil or criminal action or special proceeding ; but the conviction may be proved, for the purpose of affecting the weight of his testimony... Cases Determined in the Supreme Court of Washington - Side 606av Washington (State). Supreme Court, Arthur Remington, Solon Dickerson Williams - 1922Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
| New York (State), William Wait - 1877 - 662 sider
...who has been convicted of a crime or misdemeanor is, notwithstanding, a competent witness : but the conviction may be proved, for the purpose of affecting...the weight of his testimony, either by the record, or by his cross-examination, upon which he must answer any question, relevant to that inquiry ; and... | |
| New York (State). Superior Court (New York), James Clark Spencer, Samuel Jones - 1878 - 636 sider
...it is provided that a conviction for crime does not Appellant's points. exclude the witness, but the conviction may be proved for the purpose of affecting the weight of his testimony ; may prove it by his cross-examination ; witness must answer any questions relevant to that inquiry... | |
| 1878 - 462 sider
...misdemeanor 'n!!i'i""'\- is> notwithstanding, a competent witness : but the conviction may be (•link' wit- proved, for the purpose of affecting the weight of his testimony, either conrirtion by the record, or by his cross-examination, upon which he must answer prutvii. aily question,... | |
| New York (State) - 1880 - 668 sider
...witness in S«iSae & civil or criminal action or special proceeding ; but the conviction how con1 vlction may be proved, for the purpose of affecting the weight of his testimouy, either by the record, or by his cross-examination, upon which he must answer any question,... | |
| New York (State) - 1881 - 1532 sider
...notwithstanding a competent witness in a civil or criminal action or special procee,ding ; but the conviction may be proved, for the purpose of affecting...the weight of his testimony, either by the record, or by his cross-exarnmation, upon which he must answer any question, relevant to that inquiry ; and... | |
| New York (State) - 1881 - 946 sider
...competent witness in exclude a civil or criminal action or special proceeding ; but the conviction how conviction may be proved, for the purpose of affecting the weight of his testi- Provedmony, either by the record, or by his cross-examination, upon which he mast answer any... | |
| Nathan Howard (Jr.), Rowland M. Stover - 1882 - 656 sider
...who has been convicted of a crime or misdemeanor is, notwithstanding, a competent witness, but the conviction may be proved for the purpose of affecting the weight of his testimony." Perry agt. The People. This section was further amended in 1879 so as to render such convict a competent... | |
| New York (State). Court of Appeals, George Franklin Comstock, Henry Rogers Selden, Francis Kernan, Erasmus Peshine Smith, Joel Tiffany, Edward Jordan Dimock, Samuel Hand, Hiram Edward Sickels, Louis J. Rezzemini, Edmund Hamilton Smith, Edwin Augustus Bedell, Alvah S. Newcomb, James Newton Fiero - 1883 - 790 sider
...is notwithstanding a competent witness in a civil or criminal action, or special proceeding, but the conviction may be proved for the purpose of affecting...the weight of his testimony, either by the record or by his cross-examination, upon which he must answer any question relevant to that inquiry, and the... | |
| Daniel T. Robertson, New York (State). Marine Court (New York), Edward Jacobs - 1883 - 646 sider
...is, notwithstanding, a competent witness in a civil or criminal action or special proceeding; but the conviction may be proved, for the purpose of affecting...the weight of his testimony, either by the record, or by his cross-examination, u|tt>tt which he must answer any question relevant to that inquiry, and... | |
| Austin Abbott - 1883 - 602 sider
...notwithstanding, a competent witness in a civil or criminal action, or special proceeding, but the conviction may be proved for the purpose of affecting...the weight of his testimony, either by the record or by his cross-examination, upon which he must answer any question relevant to that inquiry : and... | |
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