 | New York (State), William Henry Silvernail - Criminal law - 1905 - 1252 pages
...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...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... | |
 | New York (State)., Charles Dunn Rust - Criminal law - 1905 - 646 pages
...offered as a witness does not in the opinion of the court or magistrate understand the nature of tin oath, the evidence of such 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 William Clarke Hall - Adoption - 1905 - 334 pages
...child of tender years who is tendered as 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 given upon oath, if, in the opinion of the Court, such child is possessed of sufficient intelligence to justify... | |
 | Abraham Clark Freeman - Law reports, digests, etc - 1907 - 1118 pages
...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...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... | |
 | John Henry Wigmore - Evidence (Law) - 1907 - 498 pages
..."actually or apparently" under twelve "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 given under oath, it* in the opinion of the Court or magistrate such child is possessed of sufficient intelligence to... | |
 | Ernest Cockle - Evidence (Law) - 1907 - 248 pages
...child of tender years who is tendered as 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 given upon oath, if, in the opinion of the Court, such child is possessed of sufficient intelligence to justify... | |
 | Western Australia - Law - 1907 - 626 pages
...tendered as a witness does not in the opinion of the Court, or person acting judicially, 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 Court, or person acting judicially, such child is possessed of... | |
 | Canada - Law - 1907 - 1110 pages
...and such child does not, in the opinion of 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,... | |
 | Canada - Criminal law - 1907 - 670 pages
...and such child docs not, in the opinion of 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,... | |
 | Canada, James Crankshaw - Criminal law - 1907 - 476 pages
...and such child does not, in the opinion of 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,... | |
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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... 
