 | United States. Supreme Court - Courts - 1940 - 894 pages
...courts of inquiry:, in any State or Territory, including the District of Columbia, the person so charged shall, at his own request but not otherwise, be a competent witness. And his failure tn make such request shall not create any 287 Opinion of the Court. otherwise be a... | |
 | Arkansas. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1888 - 666 pages
...against persons charged with the commission of crimes, offenses and misdemeanors, the person so charged shall, at his own request, but not otherwise, be a competent witness.'. This abrogates the common law rule and gives the accused the absolute, unqualified right to testify.... | |
 | Law - 1885 - 544 pages
...the door is opened wide. lu criminal cases the provision is this: "In all criminal trials the accused shall, at his own request, but not otherwise, be a competent witness. * * * The husband or wife of the accused is a competent witness." R. 8., ch. 134, § 19. While this... | |
 | William Wirt Virgin - Civil procedure - 1874 - 672 pages
...the same as at the courts aforesaid.27" IS CKIMTXAL CASES. 18. In all criminal trials, the accused shall, at his own request, but not otherwise, be a competent witness. The husband or wife of the accused shall be a competent witness.276 (m) This provision is constitutional.270... | |
 | Montana (Ter.) - Law - 1877 - 956 pages
...courts of equity, in any state or territory, including the District of 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. IBID. CHAP. 76.... | |
 | Isaac Grant Thompson - Law reports, digests, etc - 1877 - 882 pages
...him. But this privilege may be waived. By RS, ch. 134, § 19, "in all criminal trials, the accused shall, at his own request, but not otherwise, be a competent witness." The detcndant at his own request became a competent witness, HIM! thereby waived his constitutional... | |
 | Ohio - Session laws - 1877 - 650 pages
...other proceedings, against a person charged with the commission of an offense, the person so charged shall, at his own request, but not otherwise, be a competent witness; but his neglect or refusal to testify shall not create any presumption against him, nor shall any reference... | |
 | Ohio - Criminal law - 1877 - 256 pages
...other proceedings, against a person charged with the commission of an offense, the person so charged shall, at his own request, but not otherwise, be a competent witness ; but his neglect or refusal to testify shall riot create any presumption against him, nor shall any... | |
 | Ohio - 1878 - 618 pages
...other proceedings, against a person charged with the commission of an offense, the person so charged shall, at his own request, but not otherwise, be a competent witness; but his neglect or refusal to testify shall not create any presumption against him, nor shall any reference... | |
 | Law - 1878 - 442 pages
...courts of inquiry, in any State or territory, including the District of 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." THE Supreme Court... | |
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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. 
