 | William Waller Hening - 1810 - 710 Seiten
...no law. I//.//. 731. II. EVIDENCE ON AN INDICTMENT OF RAPE. The. party ravished may give evidence on oath, and is in law a competent witness ; but the...credibility of her testimony, and how far forth she is to be belfeved, must be left to the jury, and is more or less credible, according to the circumstances of... | |
 | Massachusetts, William Charles White - 1810 - 208 Seiten
...in law a Ib;,l 213_ competent witness ; but the credibility of her testimony £}£*" rav,shed a wit' must be left to the jury upon the circumstances of fact that concur in the testimony. For instance : If the wit- when credible. ness be of good fame ; if she presently discovered... | |
 | Lawrence Dundas Campbell, E. Samuel - 1811 - 652 Seiten
...competent witness, but the credibility of her testimony, or how far she is to be believed, must he It ft to the jury, upon the circumstances of fact, that concur in that testimony, for instance, if she presently di--rovered the offence, and made search for the ortender; if the party accused fled... | |
 | Lawrence Dundas Campbell, E. Samuel - 1811 - 662 Seiten
...he, " though the party injured be in law a competent witness, yet the credibility of her testimony must be left to the jury upon the circumstances of fact that concur with that testimony." He then proceeds to lay down a few general rules as guides to the discovery connected... | |
 | John Andrew Graham - 1812 - 96 Seiten
...place call a* a witness the injured woman, whom the law declares to be every way a competent witness. The credibility of her testimony, and how far forth she is to be believed, must be left to you, gentletlfemen-, upon the circumstances of fact that concur in her testimony. I shall prove she... | |
 | Richard Burn - 1820 - 758 Seiten
...seems to be no law. II. Evidence on an Indictment of Rape. The party ravished may give evidence on oath, and is in law a competent witness ; but the...forth she is to be believed, must be left to the jury, and is more or less credible according to the circumstances of fact that concur in that testimony.... | |
 | Alexander Whellier - 1825 - 836 Seiten
...the material facts requisite to be given in evidence and proved upon an indictment of rape — First, the party ravished may give evidence upon oath, and...but the credibility of her testimony, and how far she is to be believed, must be left to the jury, upon the circumstances of fact that concur in that... | |
 | William Hough - 1825 - 1028 Seiten
...distinguishing between good and evil, might be examined on oath" (554). Lord Hale observes (556), " the party ravished may give evidence upon oath, and...law a competent witness ; but the credibility of her from considerable difficulty ; and appears to be fairly open to the observation, that where the violence... | |
 | Thomas Starkie - 1826 - 708 Seiten
...and harder to be defended by the party accused, be he never so innocent." Again, he observes (A), " The party ravished may give evidence upon oath, and is in law a competent witness (t) ; but the credibility of her testimony, and how far she is to be believed, must be left to the... | |
 | Richard Burn - 1831 - 1094 Seiten
...accordingly, ВАРЕ, The party ravished may give evidence on oath, and is in law a competent Eviol-NcEor. witness; but the credibility of her testimony, and...she is to be — believed, must be left to the jury, and is more or less credible according to the o.iiii. circumstances of fact that concur in that testimony.... | |
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And, first, the party ravished may give evidence upon oath, and is in law a competent witness ; but the credibility of her testimony, and how far forth she is to be believed, must be left to the jury upon the circumstances of fact that concur in that... 
