 | Canada - 1921 - 804 pages
...respect of whom the offence is charged to have been committed, or any other child of tender years, who is tendered as a witness, does not, in the opinion of the court or justices, understand the nature of an oath, the evidence of such girl or other child of tender years... | |
 | Criminal law - 1910 - 688 pages
...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 not given under oath if, in the opinion of the court or magistrate, such child is possessed of sufficient intelligence... | |
 | Great Britain, Frederick Mead, Sir Archibald Henry Bodkin (K.C.B.) - Criminal law - 1885 - 146 pages
...in respect of whom the offence is charged to have been committed, or any other child of tender years who is tendered as a witness, does not, in the opinion of the court or justices (i), understand the nature of an oath, the evidence of such girl or other child of tender... | |
 | T. Hastings Lees, Thomas Orde Lees - Criminal law - 1885 - 580 pages
...in respect of whom the offence is charged to have been committed, or any other child of tender years who is tendered as a witness, does not, in the opinion of the court or justices, understand the nature of an oath, the evidence of such girl or other child of tender years... | |
 | American periodicals - 1886 - 894 pages
...respect of whom the offence is charged to have been committed, or any other child of tender years, who is tendered as a witness, does not, in the opinion of the court or justices, understand the nature of an oath, the evidence of such girl or other child of tender years... | |
 | Literature - 1886 - 922 pages
...respect of whom the offence is charged to have been committed, or any other child of tender years, who is tendered as a witness, does not, in the opinion of the court or justices, understand the nature of an oath, the evidence of such girl or other child of tender years-... | |
 | Henry Edward Manning (card, abp. of Westminster.) - 1886 - 60 pages
...respect of whom the offence is charged to have been committed, or any other child of tender years, who is tendered as a witness, does not, in the opinion of the court or justices, understand the nature of an oath, the evidence of such girl or other child of tender years... | |
 | Edward William Cox - Criminal law - 1886 - 918 pages
...in respect of whom the offence is charged to have been committed, or any other child of tender years who is tendered as a witness, does not, in the opinion of the court or justices, understand the nature of an oath, the evidence of such girl or other child of tender years... | |
 | Gibraltar, Robert Ffrench Sheriff - Law - 1890 - 840 pages
...drugs. respect of whom the offence is charged to have heen committed, or any other child of tender years who is tendered as a witness, does not, in the opinion...understand the nature of an oath, the evidence of such girl or other child of tender years may be received, though not given upon oath, if, in the opinion... | |
 | Sir Charles Stewart Loch - Charities - 1890 - 224 pages
...in respect of whom the offence is charged to have been committed, or any other child of tender years who is tendered as a witness, does not in the opinion of the court understand the naure of an oath, the evidence of such child may be received, though not given upon oath, if, in the... | |
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