 | Sir Charles Stewart Loch - Charities - 1890 - 208 pages
...tender years who is tendered as a witness, does not in the opinion of the court understand the naure of an oath, the evidence of such child may be received, though not given upon oath, if, in the opinion of the court, such child is possessed of sufficient intelligence to justify... | |
 | Edward William Cox - Criminal law - 1890
...tond«r years witness, does not in the opinion of the court understand the nature of an ^jj£ * #>— oath, the evidence of such child may be received, though not given upon 14 4 \'-, vict. oath, if, in the opinion of the court, such child is possessed of sufficient o.... | |
 | New York (State) - Criminal procedure - 1892 - 551 pages
...of twelve yeara offered as a witness does not in the opinion of the court or magistrate understand the nature of an oath, the evidence of such child...though not given under oath if, in the opinion of the court or magistrate such child is possessed of sufficient intelligence to justify the reception of... | |
 | Criminal law - 1893 - 598 pages
...of twelvo years offered as a witness does not in the opinion of the court or magistrate understand the nature of an oath, the evidence of such child...though not given under oath if, in the opinion of the court or magistrate such child is possessed of sufficient intelligence to justify the reception of... | |
 | William Fuller Alves Boys - Forensic pathology - 1893 - 456 pages
...evidence of such child may still be received though not given upon oath if in the opinion of the coroner such child is possessed of sufficient intelligence to justify the reception of the evidence and understands the duty of speaking the truth. But no case is to be decided upon such... | |
 | Canada - Criminal law - 1894 - 976 pages
...and such child does not, in the opinionof the Judge, Justice or other presiding Officer, understand the nature of an oath, the evidence of such child may be received, though not given upon oath, if, in the opinion of the Judge, Justice or other presiding Officer, as the case may be,... | |
 | 1894
...twelve years offered as !i witness, does not in the opinion of the court, or magistrate, understand the nature of an oath, the evidence of such child may be received, though not jriven under oath, if, In the opinion of the court, or magistrate, such child is possessed of sufficient... | |
 | Frank Sumner Rice - Civil procedure - 1894 - 979 pages
...not, in the opinion of the court or magistrate, understand the nature of an oath, evidence of such a child may be received though not given under oath if, in the opinion of the court or magistrate such child is possessed of sufficient intelligence to justify the reception of... | |
 | Sir Andrew Reed - Constables - 1895 - 506 pages
...other child of tender years who isjenderedas a witness, does not in the opinion of the court understand the nature of an oath, the evidence of such child may be received, though not eiven upon oath, if, in the opinion of the court, such child is possessed of sufficient intelligence... | |
 | Edward William Cox - Criminal law - 1895
...such child may be received, though not given upon 42 & 43 Viet, oath, if, in the opinion of the court, such child is possessed of sufficient ";. ^ " intelligence to justify the reception of the evidence, and understands the duty of speaking the truth : and the evidence of such child, though... | |
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Whenever in any criminal proceedings a child actually or apparently under the age of twelve years offered as a witness does not in the opinion of the court or magistrate understand the nature of an oath, the evidence of such child may be received though... 
