 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1899 - 1206 pages
...question except as "other persons," must be competent to detail the testimony given. Before a witness can be impeached by evidence that he has made, at other...statements inconsistent with his present testimony, a foundation therefor must be laid, by calling his attention to the circumstances of time, place, and... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1888 - 1022 pages
...defendant excepted. The object of the question was most clearly to impeach the witness. While a witness may be impeached by evidence that he has made at other times statements inconsistent with his testimony, still the law requires, if such statements are in writing, that they shall be shown to the... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1894 - 782 pages
...may, in case the witness shall in the opinion of the judge prove adverse, by leave of the judge, show that he has made at other times statements inconsistent with his present testimony, and this is allowed for the purpose of counteracting actually hostile testimony with which the party... | |
 | Massachusetts. Supreme Judicial Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1884 - 1386 pages
...evidence of bad character, but he may contradict him by other evidence, and may also prove that he hag made at other times statements inconsistent with his present testimony ; but before such last mentioned proof can be given, the circumstances of the supposed statement sufficient to designate... | |
 | Morris March Estee - Civil procedure - 1885 - 880 pages
...credit by evidence of bad character, but he may contradict him by other evidence, and may also show that he has made at other times statements inconsistent •with his present testimony.2 § 4680. Cross-examination. — Courts are apt to make too narrow a Tiew of the rights... | |
 | California - California - 1886 - 992 pages
...witness, or the record of the judgment, that ho has been convicted of a felony: Sec. 2051, Code Civ. Proc. A witness may also be impeached by evidence that he has made at other times state-men ta inconsistent with his present testimony; but before this can be done the statements must... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1886 - 844 pages
...galas, and is mere hearsay. CREDIBILITY OK WITNESS MAY BE IMPEACHED, by showing that ho mad* prior statements inconsistent with his present testimony; but, before this can be done, he must be asked the question and given an opportunity of explaining what might otherwise seem contradictory.... | |
 | John Pitt Taylor - Evidence (Law) - 1887 - 1034 pages
...credit by evidence of bad character, but he may contradict him by other evidence, and may also show that he has made at other times statements inconsistent...and persons present ; and he must be asked whether be has made such statements, and if so, allowed to explain them. If the statements be in writing they... | |
 | New York (State) - 1889 - 146 pages
...in the same manner. § 221. A witness may also be impeached by the party against whom he is nailed, by evidence that he has made at other times statements,...present testimony. But before this can be done, the circumstances of the supposed statements must be referred to sufficiently to designate the particular... | |
 | California - Criminal law - 1889 - 960 pages
...Н'Э: good character, showing after impeachment, sec. 2053»: laying foundation, 53 Cal. 425. § 2052. A witness may also be impeached by evidence that he...made, at other times, statements inconsistent with hi» present testimony; but before this can be done the statements must be related to him, with the... | |
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... he has made at other times statements inconsistent with his present testimony, as provided in section 8025." "Sec. 8025. A witness may also be impeached by evidence that he has made, at other times, statements inconsistent with his present testimony... 
