When a question is propounded, it belongs to the court to consider and to decide whether any direct answer to it can implicate the witness. If this be decided in the negative, then he may answer it without violating the privilege which is secured to him... Treasury Decisions Under Customs and Other Laws - Страница 196написао/ла United States. Department of the Treasury - 1934Пуни преглед - О овој књизи
| United States. Supreme Court - 1953 - 874 страница
...negative, then he may answer it without violating the privilege which is secured to him by law. If a direct answer to it may criminate himself, then...privilege which the law allows, and which he claims." 25 Brown v. United States, 276 US 134 (1928) ; Mason v. United States, 244 US 362 (1917). Opinion of... | |
| Aaron Burr, T. Carpenter - 1807 - 296 страница
...negative^ then he may answer it, without violating the privilege which is secured to him by law. If a direct answer to it may criminate himself, then...be. The Court cannot participate with him in this judgement, because they cannot decide on the effect of hia answer, without knowing what it would be... | |
| Esek Cowen - 1821 - 804 страница
...negative, then he may answer it, without violating the privilege which is secured to him by law. If a direct answer to it, may criminate himself, then...privilege which the law allows, and which he claims. "(r) Considerable doubts have been entertained, whether a wit-- ness could be compelled to give any... | |
| Esek Cowen - 1841 - 698 страница
...negative, then he may answer it, without violating the privilege which is secured to him by law. If a direct answer to it, may criminate himself, then...of the privilege which the law allows, and which he claims."(p) The exemption does not extend to a question, the answer to which may degrade the witness'... | |
| Joseph Gales - 1852 - 774 страница
...without violating the privilege which is secured to him by law. If a direct answer to it may criminale himself, then he must be the sole judge what his answer...effect of his answer, without knowing what it would he. and a disclosure of that fact to the judges would strip him of the privilege which the law allows,... | |
| United States. Supreme Court - 1917 - 780 страница
...negative, then he may answer it without violating the privilege which is secured to him by law. If a direct answer to it may criminate himself, then...must be the sole judge what his answer would be." The constitutional protection against self-incrimination "is confined to real danger and does not extend... | |
| Ohio. Supreme Court - 1873 - 518 страница
...violating the privilege which is secured to him by law. If a direct answer to it may criminate him, then he must be the sole judge •what his answer would be. The same principle is recognized in Southard v. Rexford, 6 Cow. 251; Parkhurst v. Lowten, 2 Swanst. 216;... | |
| Virginia. Supreme Court of Appeals - 1884 - 894 страница
...negative, then he may answer it without violating the privilege which is secured to him by law. If a direct answer to it may criminate himself, then...it would be ; and a disclosure of that fact to the judge would strip him of that privilege which the law allows him, and which he claims. It follows necessarily... | |
| 1899 - 1156 страница
...negative, then he may answer it without violating the privilege which is secured to him by law. If a direct answer to it may criminate himself, then he must be the sole judge what his answTer would be. The court cannot participate with him. in this judgment, because they cannot decide... | |
| Arkansas. Supreme Court - 1907 - 662 страница
...the negative, then he may answer it without violating the privilege whch is secured to him by law. If a direct answer to it may criminate himself, then...must be the sole judge what his answer would be. The c^urt can not participate with him in this judgment, because they can not decide on the effect of his... | |
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