A person who has been convicted of a crime or misdemeanor is. notwithstanding, a competent witness in a civil or criminal action or special proceeding: but the conviction may be proved, for the purpose of affecting the weight of his testimony... Select Cases on the Law of Evidence - Halaman 308diedit oleh - 1913 - 1383 halamanTampilan utuh - Tentang buku ini
| New York (State), William Wait - 1877 - 662 halaman
...quoted sections of the Laws of 1867 are not altered in substance by this act. Ch. 426, Laws § 832. A person, who has been convicted of a crime or misdemeanor...weight of his testimony, either by the record, or by his cross-examination, upon which he must answer any question, relevant to that inquiry ; and the... | |
| New York (State). Superior Court (New York), James Clark Spencer, Samuel Jones - 1878 - 636 halaman
...York, section 832, it is provided that a conviction for crime does not Appellant's points. exclude the witness, but the conviction may be proved for the purpose of affecting the weight of his testimony ; may prove it by his cross-examination ; witness must answer any questions relevant to that inquiry... | |
| 1878 - 462 halaman
...misdemeanor 'n!!i'i""'\- is> notwithstanding, a competent witness : but the conviction may be (•link' wit- proved, for the purpose of affecting the weight of his testimony, either conrirtion by the record, or by his cross-examination, upon which he must answer prutvii. aily question,... | |
| 1879 - 456 halaman
...misdemeanor is, notwithstanding, a competent witness in a civil or criminal action or special proceeding ; but the conviction may be proved, for the purpose...weight of his testimony, either by the record, or by his cross-examination, upon which he must answer any. question, relevant to that inquiry : and the... | |
| New York (State) - 1879 - 726 halaman
...J.'r"LJJ1e°nrot or special proceeding ; but the conviction may be proved for the pur- to exclude pose of affecting the weight of his testimony, either by the record or £!"-ecSo,l. by his cross-examination, upon which he must answer any question viction relevant to that... | |
| New York (State) - 1880 - 668 halaman
...witness in S«iSae & civil or criminal action or special proceeding ; but the conviction how con1 vlction may be proved, for the purpose of affecting the weight of his testimouy, either by the record, or by his cross-examination, upon which he must answer any question,... | |
| New York (State) - 1881 - 1532 halaman
...misdemeanor is notwithstanding a competent witness in a civil or criminal action or special procee,ding ; but the conviction may be proved, for the purpose...weight of his testimony, either by the record, or by his cross-exarnmation, upon which he must answer any question, relevant to that inquiry ; and the... | |
| New York (State) - 1881 - 946 halaman
...competent witness in exclude a civil or criminal action or special proceeding ; but the conviction how conviction may be proved, for the purpose of affecting the weight of his testi- Provedmony, either by the record, or by his cross-examination, upon which he mast answer any... | |
| Nathan Howard (Jr.), Rowland M. Stover - 1882 - 656 halaman
...law. The Code of Civil Procedure, as passed in 1876 and amended in 1877 and 1878, provides (sec. 832) that " a person who has been convicted of a crime...purpose of affecting the weight of his testimony." Perry agt. The People. This section was further amended in 1879 so as to render such convict a competent... | |
| New York (State). Court of Appeals, George Franklin Comstock, Henry Rogers Selden, Francis Kernan, Erasmus Peshine Smith, Joel Tiffany, Edward Jordan Dimock, Samuel Hand, Hiram Edward Sickels, Louis J. Rezzemini, Edmund Hamilton Smith, Edwin Augustus Bedell, Alvah S. Newcomb, James Newton Fiero - 1883 - 790 halaman
...misdemeanor, is notwithstanding a competent witness in a civil or criminal action, or special proceeding, but the conviction may be proved for the purpose of...the weight of his testimony, either by the record or by his cross-examination, upon which he must answer any question relevant to that inquiry, and the... | |
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