The Practice of the Law of EvidenceLaw Times Office, 1856 - 427 pages |
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... person un- known , and they have been found shortly after in the possession of the prisoner ; juries are always told by judges , that on this evidence alone they are bound to convict , unless they are satisfied with the pri- soner's ...
... person un- known , and they have been found shortly after in the possession of the prisoner ; juries are always told by judges , that on this evidence alone they are bound to convict , unless they are satisfied with the pri- soner's ...
Page 97
... persons who are to decide upon them , and that such persons should exercise their judgment on the credit of the ... person or by deposition , according to the practice of the court on the trial of any issue joined , or of any matter ...
... persons who are to decide upon them , and that such persons should exercise their judgment on the credit of the ... person or by deposition , according to the practice of the court on the trial of any issue joined , or of any matter ...
Page 98
... person so offered may and shall be admitted to give evidence on oath or solemn affirmation , in those cases where affirmation is by law receivable , notwithstanding that such party may or shall have an interest in the matter in question ...
... person so offered may and shall be admitted to give evidence on oath or solemn affirmation , in those cases where affirmation is by law receivable , notwithstanding that such party may or shall have an interest in the matter in question ...
Page 100
... person born deaf , dumb , and blind from his nativity is an idiot , is only a legal presumption , and is therefore open to be rebutted by evidence of capacity . This would seem to be the more current doctrine ; and there can be little ...
... person born deaf , dumb , and blind from his nativity is an idiot , is only a legal presumption , and is therefore open to be rebutted by evidence of capacity . This would seem to be the more current doctrine ; and there can be little ...
Page 101
... person is a competent witness unless , he believes in a Supreme Being who will punish him , either in the present or a future life , for perjury . It has been the established principle , until very recently , of English law , that no ...
... person is a competent witness unless , he believes in a Supreme Being who will punish him , either in the present or a future life , for perjury . It has been the established principle , until very recently , of English law , that no ...
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Page 407 - 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.
Page 393 - Court wherein his evidence shall he received, on the trial of any issue joined, or of any matter or question, or on any inquiry arising in any suit, action, or...
Page 405 - If any person called as a witness, or required or desiring to make an affidavit or deposition, shall refuse or be unwilling from alleged conscientious motives to be sworn, it shall be lawful for the court or judge, or other presiding officer, or person qualified to take affidavits or depositions, upon being satisfied of the sincerity of such objection, to permit such person, instead of being sworn, to make his or her solemn affirmation or declaration in the words following ; videlicet, " I, A. I!.,...
Page 406 - ... purporting to be signed by the clerk of the court, or other officer having the custody of the records of the court where the offender was convicted, or by the deputy of such clerk or officer, (for which certificate a fee of five shillings and no more shall be demanded...
Page 402 - Whenever any book or other document is of such a public nature as to be admissible in evidence on its mere production from the proper custody, and no statute exists which renders its contents provable by means of a copy, any copy thereof or extract therefrom shall be admissible...
Page 325 - ... be actually made, procured, or provided, or fit or ready for delivery, or some act may be requisite for the making or completing thereof, or rendering the same fit for delivery...
Page 329 - That no action shall be brought whereby to charge any person upon or by reason of any representation or assurance made or given concerning or relating to the character, conduct, credit, ability, trade, or dealings of any other person, to the intent or purpose that such other person may obtain credit, money, or goods upon, unless such representation or assurance be made in writing, signed by the party to be charged therewith.
Page 326 - That in actions of debt, or upon the case, grounded upon any simple contract, no acknowledgment or promise by words only shall be deemed sufficient evidence of a new or continuing contract, whereby to take any case out of the operation of the...
Page 269 - ... a certificate containing the substance and effect only (omitting the formal part) of the indictment and conviction for such offence, purporting to be signed by the clerk of the Court, or other officer...
Page 380 - Judge prove adverse, contradict him by other evidence, or, by leave of the Judge, prove that he has made at other times a statement inconsistent with his present testimony; but before such last-mentioned proof can be given, the circumstances of the supposed statement, sufficient to designate the particular occasion, must be mentioned to the witness, and he must be asked whether or not he has made such statement.