 No person shall be disqualified as a witness in any 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...  A Brief for the Trial of Criminal Cases - Sida 370efter Austin Abbott - 1902 - 814 sidorObegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | New Jersey - 1858 - 1328 sidor
...former act repealed. as a witness in any suit or proceedings at law or in equity by reason of his or her interest in the event of the same as a party or otherwise, but such interest may be shown for the purpose of affecting his or her credit; provided nevert/ieless,... | |
 | New York (State). Commissioners on Practice and Pleadings - 1850 - 898 sidor
...follows : " No person shall be disqualified as a witness in any suit or proceeding at law or in equity, by reason of his interest in the event of the same, as a party or otherwise , or by reason of his conviction of a crime ; but such interest or conviction may be shown for the purpose of affecting his... | |
 | Michigan. Supreme Court, Randolph Manning, George C. Gibbs, Thomas McIntyre Cooley, Elijah W. Meddaugh, William Jennison, Hovey K. Clarke, Hoyt Post, Henry Allen Chaney, William Dudley Fuller, John Adams Brooks, Marquis B. Eaton, Herschel Bouton Lazell, James M. Reasoner, Richard W. Cooper - 1907 - 798 sidor
...part." The statute in this State which makes a defendant in a criminal case a competent witness reads : "No person shall be disqualified as a witness in any...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... | |
 | Vermont. Supreme Court - 1853 - 732 sidor
...No person shall be disqualified as a witness in any civil suit or proceeding at law, or in equity, by reason of his interest in the event of the same, as a party or otherwise." This provision is broad enough no doubt, to include a proceeding of this character, " any civil suit... | |
 | Robert D. Handy, John H. Handy - 1855 - 638 sidor
...Procedure. Section 310 provides that "no person shall be disqualified as a witness, in any civil action or proceeding, by reason of his interest in the event...same, as a party, or otherwise, or by reason of his conviction of a crime ; but, such interest or conviction may be shown for the purpose of affecting... | |
 | 1862 - 422 sidor
...theadverse party. "Ohio, 1854. — No person shall be disqualified as a witness, in any case, action, or proceeding, by reason of his interest in the event...same, as a party or otherwise, or by reason of his conviction of a crime ; but such interest or conviction may be shown to affect his credibility. "Any... | |
 | District of Columbia - 1857 - 788 sidor
...COMPETENCY OF WITNESSES. SECTION 1. No person shall be disqualified as a witness, in any civil action or proceeding, by reason of his interest in the event...same, as a party or otherwise, or by reason of his conviction of a crime ; and any party to a civil action or proceeding may compel an adverse paity,... | |
 | Kansas - 1858 - 482 sidor
...witness, Who eompein any civil action or proceeding, by reason of his interest in n 1gemt> •'• the event of the same, as a party or otherwise, or by reason of his conviction of a crime; but such interest or conviction may be shown for the purpose of affecting his... | |
 | Kansas - 1859 - 726 sidor
...of Witnesses. SEC. 320. No person shall be disqualified as a witness, in any ^^"°t~(:omcivil action or proceeding, by reason of his interest in the event...same, as a party or otherwise, or by reason of his conviction of a crime ; but such interest or conviction may be shown for the purpose of affecting his... | |
 | John Bruce Norton - 1859 - 638 sidor
...done in Connecticut, by a section of the Revised Statutes of 1 849, as follows : at law or in equity, by reason of his interest in the event of the same, as a party or otherwise, or by reason of hi* conviction of a crime ; but such interest or conviction may be shown for the purpose of affecting... | |
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