A Treatise on the Law of WitnessesBanks & brothers, 1887 - 573 sider |
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... favor of the principal offender , or his other co - partners in guilt . And there are many respectable adjudications which expressly deny to the accessory or accomplice the right to testify in favor of the principal . ple , 26 Ill . 344 ...
... favor of the principal offender , or his other co - partners in guilt . And there are many respectable adjudications which expressly deny to the accessory or accomplice the right to testify in favor of the principal . ple , 26 Ill . 344 ...
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... favor of or against a white per- son , " refer to the defendant only in a criminal action ; and a Chinaman , who is on trial for crime , may introduce Chinese witnesses in his behalf.3 Another case in the Supreme Court of California ...
... favor of or against a white per- son , " refer to the defendant only in a criminal action ; and a Chinaman , who is on trial for crime , may introduce Chinese witnesses in his behalf.3 Another case in the Supreme Court of California ...
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... favor or in favor of those united with them in the issue ; or , if they are not parties to the issue , yet if they are interested in it , whether they are parties to the action or not , they are also incompetent to testify in their own ...
... favor or in favor of those united with them in the issue ; or , if they are not parties to the issue , yet if they are interested in it , whether they are parties to the action or not , they are also incompetent to testify in their own ...
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... favor.1 - § 26. The Scope and Extent of the Rule . When the trial is by jury , the common - law rule , both in civil and criminal cases , not only refuses to permit a party to testify at his own instance , but surrounds him with its ...
... favor.1 - § 26. The Scope and Extent of the Rule . When the trial is by jury , the common - law rule , both in civil and criminal cases , not only refuses to permit a party to testify at his own instance , but surrounds him with its ...
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... favor of the proposition we have stated ; and , looking at it as a matter of principle , in the light of the progress of legis- lation and judicial decision , in the direction of more liberal rules of evidence , we have no hesitation in ...
... favor of the proposition we have stated ; and , looking at it as a matter of principle , in the light of the progress of legis- lation and judicial decision , in the direction of more liberal rules of evidence , we have no hesitation in ...
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Side 159 - There are particular relations in which it is the policy of the law to encourage confidence and to preserve it inviolate...
Side 181 - No person shall be disqualified as a witness in any civil or criminal case or proceeding by reason of his interest in the event of the same as a party or otherwise or by reason of his having been convicted of any crime; but such interest or conviction may be shown for the purpose of affecting his credibility...
Side 508 - Comparison of a disputed writing with any writing proved to the satisfaction of the Judge to be genuine, shall be permitted to be made by witnesses ; and such writings, and the evidence of witnesses respecting the same, may be submitted to the Court and Jury as evidence of the genuineness or otherwise of the writing in dispute.
Side 151 - That in actions by or against executors, administrators or guardians, in which judgment may be rendered for or against them, neither party shall be allowed to testify against the other, as to any transaction with, or statement by, the testator, intestate or ward, unless called to testify thereto by the opposite party, or required to testify thereto by the court.
Side 221 - A person duly authorized to practice physic or surgery, or a professional or registered nurse, shall not be allowed to disclose any information which he acquired in attending a patient in a professional capacity, and which was necessary to enable him to act in that capacity...
Side 221 - ... in the course of professional employment. 3. A clergyman or priest cannot, without the consent of the person making the confession, be examined as to any confession made to him in his professional character in the course of discipline enjoined by the church to which he belongs.
Side 178 - ... in regard to any personal transaction or communication between such witness and a person, at the time of such examination deceased, insane or lunatic, against the executor, administrator, heir at law, next of kin, assignee, legatee, devisee or survivor of such deceased person, or the assignee or committee of such insane person or lunatic.
Side 164 - ... during the marriage or afterwards, be, without the consent of the other, examined as to any communication made by one to the other, during the marriage; but this exception does not apply to a civil action or proceeding by one against the other, nor to a criminal action or proceeding for a crime committed by one against the other.
Side 261 - Columbia, the person so charged shall, at his own request but not otherwise, be a competent witness. And his failure to make such request shall not create any presumption against him.
Side 488 - ... the opinion of witnesses possessing peculiar skill is admissible whenever the subjectmatter of inquiry is such that inexperienced persons are unlikely to prove capable of forming a correct judgment upon it without such assistance, in other words, when it so far partakes of the nature of a science as to require a course of previous habit, or study, in order to the attainment of a knowledge of it.