 ... 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 the reception...  The Juvenile Court Record - Page 81908Full view - About this book
 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1901 - 1118 pages
...though not given under oath in any criminal proceedings, if. In the opinion of the court or magistrate, such child is possessed of sufficient intelligence to justify the reception of the evidence. But no person shall be held or convicted of an offense upon auch testimony unsupported by other evidence.... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1901 - 1282 pages
...the nature and 100 New York State Reporter of an oath, the evidence of such child may nevertheless be received, though not given under oath, if, in the opinion of the court, such child is possessed of sufficient intelligence to justify the reception of the evidence,... | |
 | Scotland - Law - 1900 - 594 pages
...the opinion of the court or justices, as the case may be, such girl or other child of tender years is possessed of sufficient intelligence to justify...evidence, and understands the duty of speaking the truth : Provided that no person shall be liable to be convicted of the offence unless the testimony admitted... | |
 | Western Australia - Law - 1902 - 734 pages
...opinion of the Court or justices, such girl or other child of tender years is possessed of sutfi< ient intelligence to justify the reception of the evidence, and understands the duty of speaking the truth: But no person may be convicted of the offence unless the testimony admitted by virtue of this section,... | |
 | Criminal law - 1902 - 560 pages
...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 if, in the opinion of the court or magistrate, such child is possessed of sufficient intelligence to justify the reception of... | |
 | New York (State) - Criminal law - 1903 - 1164 pages
...child may be received though not given tinder oath if, in the opinion of the court or magistrate snch child is possessed of sufficient intelligence to justify the reception of the evidence. But no person shall be held or convicted of an offense upon such testimony unsupported by other evidence.... | |
 | William Henry Dumsday - 1904 - 544 pages
...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...evidence, and understands the duty of speaking the truth ; and the evidence of such child, though not given on oath, but otherwise taken and reduced into writing... | |
 | New York (State). Courts, Francis Blaine Delehanty (Reporter), Austin B. Griffin (Reporter), Robert George Scherer (Reporter), Edward Jordan Dimock (Reporter), Joseph Albert Lawson (Reporter), Charles Cook Lester (Reporter), William Van Rensselaer Erving (Reporter), Louis J. Rezzemini (Reporter) - Law reports, digests, etc - 1904 - 778 pages
...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 if, in the opinion of the court or magistrate such child is possessed of sufficient intelligence to justify the reception of... | |
 | New York (State) - Criminal law - 1904 - 1090 pages
...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 tho evidence. But no person shall be held or convicted of an offense upon such testimony unsupported... | |
 | Sir William Clarke Hall - Adoption - 1905 - 334 pages
...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...evidence, and understands the duty of speaking the truth : and the evidence of such child, though not given on oath but otherwise taken and reduced into writing,... | |
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