Howard's Practice Reports in the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals of the State of New York, Volume 60William Gould & Son, 1881 - Civil procedure |
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... Wife not a competent witness against her husband — Right of a defendant in an indictment to a list of the witnesses and copy of the testi mony before the grand jury . Where the defendant in an indictment moves to quash the indictment ...
... Wife not a competent witness against her husband — Right of a defendant in an indictment to a list of the witnesses and copy of the testi mony before the grand jury . Where the defendant in an indictment moves to quash the indictment ...
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... wife , and that on such hearing defendant's wife was called , sworn and testified before the grand jury without his knowledge or consent , and , among other things , testified , in substance , that she never committed adultery or had ...
... wife , and that on such hearing defendant's wife was called , sworn and testified before the grand jury without his knowledge or consent , and , among other things , testified , in substance , that she never committed adultery or had ...
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... wife was sworn and gave testimony before the grand jury , and what she testified to was presumptively within the ... wife , and that The People agt . Briggs . defendant's wife was sworn NEW YORK PRACTICE REPORTS . 19.
... wife was sworn and gave testimony before the grand jury , and what she testified to was presumptively within the ... wife , and that The People agt . Briggs . defendant's wife was sworn NEW YORK PRACTICE REPORTS . 19.
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... wife was sworn before the grand jury and , among other things , testified she never had had carnal connection with Wood , that she was asleep when the first shot was fired and was awakened by it . Other facts appear in the opinion ...
... wife was sworn before the grand jury and , among other things , testified she never had had carnal connection with Wood , that she was asleep when the first shot was fired and was awakened by it . Other facts appear in the opinion ...
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... wife was not a competent witness against him By the common law , and under the statute law of this state , down to the year 1876 , neither husband nor wife could be examined as witness for or against each other , except in prose ...
... wife was not a competent witness against him By the common law , and under the statute law of this state , down to the year 1876 , neither husband nor wife could be examined as witness for or against each other , except in prose ...
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