 A party producing a witness shall not be allowed to impeach his credit by general evidence of bad character, but he may, in case the witness shall in the opinion of the judge prove adverse, contradict him by other evidence, or, by leave of the judge,...  Annals of British Legislation: Digest of blue books - Stran 483avtor: Leone Levi - 1866Celotni ogled - O knjigi
 | New Brunswick, Charles Nelson Skinner, Frederic E. Barker, Edward L. Wetmore - 1877 - 1210 strani
...declaration shall be of the same force and effect as if such person had taken an oath in the usual form. 19. A party producing a witness shall not be allowed to...evidence, or, by leave of the Judge, prove that he has made at other times a statement inconsistent with his present testimony; but before such last mentioned... | |
 | Samuel Prentice - 1877 - 358 strani
...indicted, tried, and convicted for perjury as if he had taken an oath." By CLP Act, 1854, s. 22, " a party producing a witness shall not be allowed to...witness shall in the opinion of the judge prove adverse (a), contradict him by other evidence, or, by leave of the judge, prove that he has made at other times... | |
 | Theodore Thring, Charles Edwin Gifford - 1877 - 584 strani
...a rule of practice, which a court. martial would do well in following under similar circumstances. "A party producing a witness shall not be allowed...witness shall, in the opinion of the judge, prove adverse,3 1 2 Taylor, Ev. 1217. 5 2 Russ. 915. 3 "Adverse" means "hostile," not " unfavourable :" Greenou'jh... | |
 | John Mounteney Lely, William Decimus Inglett Foulkes - 1877 - 700 strani
...would extend to affirmations under the Evidence Amendment Act, 1S69. Impeaching credit of witnoss. 22. A party producing a witness shall not be allowed to...his credit by general evidence of bad character, but ho may, in case the witness shall in the opinion of the judge prove adverse, contradict him by other... | |
 | William Oldnall Russell, Charles Sprengel Greaves - 1877 - 780 strani
...impeach his character by general evidence of bad character, but he may, iu case the witness shall, in (he opinion of the judge, prove adverse, contradict him...evidence, or, by leave of the judge, prove that he has made at other times a statement inconsistent with his present testimony ; but before such last... | |
 | Sir William Oldnall Russell - 1877 - 900 strani
...Hovr fur л shall not be allowed to impeach his character by general evidence of bad character, (x) but he may, in case the witness shall, in the opinion of the judge, prove adverse, (y) contradict him by other evidence, or, by leave of the judge, prove that he has made at other times... | |
 | British Guiana - 1877 - 606 strani
...be allowed to impeach n'8 ored't Dv Ieneral evidence of bad character, but he may, in accredited by case the witness shall, in the opinion of the Judge, prove adverse, ducfn" Jiin.0* contradict him by other evidence, or, by leave of the Judge, prove that he has made... | |
 | William Oldnall Russell - 1877 - 778 strani
...to AB that the prosecutor had not given her any money. (n) But now by the 28 & 29 Viet. c. 18, s. 3, "a party producing a witness shall not be allowed to impeach his character by general evidence of bad character, bat he may, in case the witness shall, in the opinion... | |
 | John Pitt Taylor - 1878 - 968 strani
...1854,1 contains, in § 22, the following salutary, though ill-drawn,2 enactment on this subject : — " A party producing a witness shall not be allowed to...shall in the opinion of the judge prove adverse," — that is ' hostile,' as contra-distinguished from being merely ' unfavourable,' 3 — "contradict... | |
 | 1878 - 556 strani
...set at rest by 17 Л 18 Viet. c. 125, s. 22 whereof enacts that a party producing a witness shall nob be allowed to impeach his credit by general evidence of bad character ; but ho may, in case the witness shall in the opinion of the judge prove adverse, contradict him by other... | |
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