| Wisconsin - 1869 - 320 páginas
...oviSenceT7 plaints and other proceedings against persons charged witn tne commission of crimes or offences, the person so charged shall at his own request, but not otherwise, be deemed a competent witness, nor shall the neglect or refusal to testify create any presumption against the defendant SECTION 2.... | |
| Henry Edward Wallace - 1882 - 696 páginas
...in all " indictments, complaints and other proceedings in any court of criminal jurisdiction, . . . the person so charged shall, at his own request, but not otherwise, be deemed a competent witness," etc. What does this mean, if it does not declare that the accused shall be sworn or affirmed, and shall... | |
| Abraham Lansing - 1872 - 648 páginas
...criminal proceedings in any and all courts, and before any and all officers and persons acting judicially, the person so charged shall, at his own request, but not otherwise, be deemed a competent witness, but the neglect or refusal ot any such person to testify shall not create any presumption against him."... | |
| Austin Abbott - 1872 - 600 páginas
...legislature, which provides that in trials and other proceedings for criminal offenses, the person charged shall, at his own request, but not otherwise, be deemed a competent witness ; but neglect or refusal of any such person to testify, shall not create any presumption against him... | |
| 1872 - 218 páginas
...cases. It provides that in proceedings where the crime is not above the grade of misdemeanor, the person charged shall, at his own request, but not otherwise, be deemed a competent witness ; but his neglect or refusal to testify shall not create any presumption against him, nor shall any... | |
| William Wait - 1873 - 950 páginas
...proceedings in any and all courts, and before any and all officers and all persons acting judicially, the person so charged shall, at his own request, but not otherwise, be deemed a competent witness ; but the neglect or refusal of any such person to testify shall not create any presumption against... | |
| Nevada. Supreme Court - 1874 - 470 páginas
...complaints and other proceedings against persons charged with the commission of crimes or offenses, the person so charged shall, at his own request, but not otherwise, be deemed a competent witness ; the credit to be given to his testimony being left solely to the jury under the instructions of the... | |
| Nevada. Supreme Court - 1874 - 468 páginas
...complaints and other proceedings against persons charged with the commission of crimes or offenses, the person so charged shall, at his own request, but not otherwise, be deemed a competent witness ; the credit to be given to his testimony being left solely to the jury under the instructions of the... | |
| Francis Wharton - 1874 - 834 páginas
...crimes or offences, not above the grade of misdemeanor, in any court of record of criminal jurisdiction, the person so charged shall, at his own request, but not otherwise, be deemed a competent witness; but his neglect or refusal to testify shall not make any presumption against him, nor shall any reference... | |
| Great Britain, Frank Bolles - 1880 - 140 páginas
...complaints and other proceedings against persons charged with the commission of crimes or offences, the person so charged shall, at his own request, but not otherwise, be deemed a competent witness ; and his neglect or refusal to testify shall not create any presumption against him. II. Nothing in... | |
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