 A person charged and called as a witness in pursuance of this Act shall not be asked, and if asked shall not be required to answer, any question tending to show that he has committed or been convicted of or been charged with any offence other than that...  The South African Law Reports: Transvaal provincial division - Page 642de Jan Hendrik Gey van Pittius, South Africa. Supreme Court. Transvaal Provincial Division, Adolf Davis - 1916Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | 1900 - 296 pages
...conclusively laid down by section 1 (/) of the Act of 1898 that the person charged and called as a witness shall not be asked, and if asked shall not be required to answer, any question relating to any former conviction. The Act of 1894 may perhaps have contemplated quite another procedure... | |
 | James Fitzjames Stephen - 1901 - 496 pages
...called as a witness in pursuance of the Criminal Evidence Act, 1898, may not be asked, and if asked may not be required to answer, any question tending to...of, or been charged with any offence other than that whereof he is then charged, or is of bad character, unless (i) the proof that he has committed or been... | |
 | 1901 - 492 pages
...upon his own application . . . "(/') A person charged and called as a witness in pursuance of this Act shall not be asked, and if asked shall not be required...question tending to show that he has committed or has been convicted of, or has been charged with, any offence other than that with which he is then... | |
 | 1902 - 324 pages
...called as a witness in pursuan<e of this Act shall not be asked, and if asked shall not be required io answer, any question tending to show that he has committed...he is then charged, or is of bad character, unless — ( i. ) the proof that he has com • mitted or been convicted of such other offence is admissible... | |
 | 1902 - 904 pages
...not be required to answer, questions tending to shew that he has committed or been convicted of or charged with any offence other than that wherewith he is then charged, or is of bad character. This may have been done out of tenderness for the accused, who may feel himself, as he no. doubt in... | |
 | Edward William Cox - 1902 - 890 pages
...charged and called as a witness in pursuance of this Act shall not be asked, and if of questions uked shall not be required to answer, any question tending to show that he ha-i com- «s to — 57^58 mitted or been convicted of or been charged with any offence other than... | |
 | Transvaal (Colony) - 1904 - 552 pages
...notwithstanding that it would tend to criminate him as to the offence charged. Proc. No. 16 '. of 1902. (d) A person charged and called as a witness in pursuance...he is then charged or is of bad character, unless — (i) He has personally, or by his advocate, asked questions of the witnesses with a view to establish... | |
 | Edmund Powell, John Cutler - 1904 - 698 pages
...him as to the offence charged : (f) A person charged and called as a witness in pursuance of this Act shall not be asked, and if asked shall not be required...he is then charged. or is of bad character, unless — (i) the proof that he has committed or been convicted of such other offence is admissible evidence... | |
 | Ernest Bowen-Rowlands - 1904 - 484 pages
...pursuance of this Act shall not bo asked, and if asked shall not be required to answer, auy questions tending to show that he has committed, or been convicted...he is then charged, or is of bad character, unless — such other offence is admitted as evidence to show that he is guilty of the offence wherewith he... | |
 | Great Britain - 1904 - 1064 pages
...cross-examination, notwithstanding that it would tend to criminating him as to the offence charged, but shall not be asked, and if asked, shall not be required...committed, or been convicted of, or been charged with an offence other than that with which he is then charged, or is of bad character, unless — (A.) the... | |
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