Cases on the Law of Evidence: Selected from Decisions of English and American CourtsWest Publishing Company, 1919 - 1098페이지 |
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action admissible admitted affidavit affirmed alleged answer appears Assumpsit attorney authority Broxtowe burden of proof called cause charge circumstances claim common law Commonwealth competent confession contributory negligence convicted counsel Court of King's crime criminal cross-examination death deceased decision deed defendant defendant's dence doubt dying declarations entries error established evidence examination excluded facie fact fendant give given Greenl ground guilty held husband incompetent indictment interest issue judgment jurors jury King's Bench learned judge Lord Lord Ellenborough Lord Mansfield marriage Mass matter negligence ness Nisi Prius oath objection offered opinion omitted party person plaintiff plaintiff in error plea present presumption prima facie principle prisoner produced prosecution prove question reason received refused rule Statement condensed statute subscribing witness sufficient Supreme Court testator testify testimony tion transaction trial truth verdict voir dire wife writ
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804 페이지 - Comparison of a disputed writing with any writing proved to the satisfaction of the Judge to be genuine shall be permitted to be made by witnesses; and such writings, and the evidence of witnesses respecting the same, may be submitted to the Court and jury as evidence of the genuineness, or otherwise, of the writing in dispute.
73 페이지 - Upon a trial for murder, the commission of the homicide by the defendant being proved, the burden of proving circumstances of mitigation, or that justify or excuse it, devolves upon him, unless the proof on the part of the prosecution tends to show that the crime committed only amounts to manslaughter, or that the defendant was justifiable or excusable.
475 페이지 - The general principle on which this species of evidence is admitted is that they are declarations made in extremity, when the party is at the point of death, and when every hope of this world is gone — when every motive to falsehood is silenced, and the mind is induced by the most powerful considerations to speak the truth. A situation so solemn and so awful is considered by the law as creating an obligation equal to that which is imposed by a positive oath, administered in a court of justice.
294 페이지 - A person duly authorized to practice physic or surgery, or a professional or registered nurse, shall not be allowed to disclose any information which he acquired in attending a patient in a professional capacity, and which was necessary to enable him to act in that capacity...
132 페이지 - The free exercise and enjoyment of religious profession and worship, without discrimination, shall forever be guaranteed ; and no person shall be denied any civil or political right, privilege or capacity on account of his religious opinions ; but the liberty of conscience hereby secured shall not be construed to dispense with oaths or affirmations, excuse acts of licentiousness, or justify practices inconsistent with the peace or safety of the State.
266 페이지 - to entitle a party called as a witness to the privilege of silence, the court must see, from the circumstances of the case and the nature of the evidence which the witness is called to give, that there is reasonable ground to apprehend danger to the witness from his being compelled to answer...
173 페이지 - Parties or assignors of parties to an action or proceeding, or persons in whose behalf an action or proceeding is prosecuted, against an executor or administrator upon a claim, or demand against the estate of a deceased person, as to any matter or fact occurring before the death of such deceased person.
103 페이지 - All ordinances of the city may be proven by the seal of the corporation, and when printed or published in book or pamphlet form, purporting to be printed or published by authority of the corporation, the same shall be received in evidence in all courts or places without further proof.
806 페이지 - ... of inquiry is such, that inexperienced persons are unlikely to prove capable of forming a correct judgment upon it, without such assistance ; in other words, when it so far partakes of the nature of a science, as to require a course of previous habit or study, in order to the attainment of a knowledge of it...
453 페이지 - To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before that he which is accused have the accusers face to face, and have license to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him...