...no longer be excluded from giving evidence. The preamble of that Act is, I think, worth quoting. " Whereas the inquiry after truth in courts of justice...information as to the facts in issue, both in criminal and in civil cases, should be laid before the persons who are appointed to decide upon them, and that such...

...still commonly known by his name.1 The preamble to this Act laid down the important principle that it is desirable that full information as to the facts in issue, both in criminal and in civil cases, should be laid before the persons who are appointed to decide upon them, and that such...

...still commonly known by his name.1 The preamble to this Act laid down the important principle that it is desirable that full information as to the facts in issue, both in criminal and in civil cases, should be laid before the persons who are appointed to decide upon them, and that such...

...45, and Sch. 3).] 6 & 7 VICT. c. 85. An Act for improving the Law of Evidence. [22nd August 1843.] I. Whereas the Inquiry after Truth in Courts of Justice...information as to the Facts in Issue, both in Criminal and in Civil Cases, should be laid before the Persons who are appointed to decide upon them, and that such...

...crime, as on the ground of interest.] Lord Denman's act removes both objections. That act recites, that "The inquiry after truth, in courts of justice, is...information as to the facts in issue, both in criminal and in civil cases, should be laid before the persons who are appointed to decide upon them, and that such...

...By 6 & 1 Viet. c. 85, entitled ' An act for improving the law of evidence,1 and which recites that, whereas the inquiry after truth in courts of justice...information as to the facts in issue, both in criminal and in civil cases, should be laid before the persons who are appointed to decide upon them, and that such...

...The preamble to the 1866 Georgia legislation expressed the legislative aim in extending competency: "Whereas, the inquiry after truth in courts of justice...full information as to the facts in issue, both in civil and criminal cases, should be laid before the persons who are to decide upon them, and that such...

...340, 343. While the common-law rigors of incompetency were alleviated by an enactment of 1866 because "the inquiry after truth in courts of justice is often...obstructed by incapacities created by the present law," * Georgia retained the incompetency of an accused to testify in his own defense. In 1868, for the first...

...340, 343. While the common-law rigors of incompetency were alleviated by an enactment of 1866 because "the inquiry after truth in courts of justice is often...obstructed by incapacities created by the present law," * Georgia retained the incompetency of an accused to testify in his own defense. In 1868, for the first...

...ACT to declare certain persons competent witnesses, as in the act sef forth, and for otlier purposes. WHEREAS, the inquiry after truth in courts of justice...is desirable that full information as to the facts, both in civil and criminal cases, shall be laid before the persons who are to decide upon them, and...