 ... 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
 | Canada - 1921 - 804 pages
...Juvenile Courts have been created. Judge, justice or oiher presiding officer, as the case may be, sucii child is possessed of sufficient intelligence to justify...understands the duty of speaking the truth. 2. No case shall be decided upon such evidence alone, and such evidence must be corroborated by some other... | |
 | Criminal law - 1896 - 620 pages
...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... | |
 | T. Hastings Lees, Thomas Orde Lees - Criminal law - 1885 - 580 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... | |
 | Great Britain, Frederick Mead, Sir Archibald Henry Bodkin (K.C.B.) - Criminal law - 1885 - 146 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... | |
 | Edward William Cox - Criminal law - 1886 - 918 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... | |
 | Literature - 1886 - 922 pages
...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." * And the judges have been surprised at the immediate and, as the Society regards them, natural and... | |
 | Henry Edward Manning (card, abp. of Westminster.) - 1886 - 60 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." * And the judges have been surprised at the immediate, and, as the Society regards them, natural and... | |
 | American periodicals - 1886 - 894 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." * And the judges have been surprised at the immediate and, as the Society regards them, natural and... | |
 | Sir Charles Stewart Loch - Charities - 1890 - 224 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 or affirmation, but otherwise taken and reduced... | |
 | Gibraltar, Robert Ffrench Sheriff - Law - 1890 - 840 pages
...though not given upon oath, if, in the opinion of the Court, 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... | |
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