The Rules of Evidence: Stated and Discussed (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Rules of Evidence: Stated and DiscussedAll persons, without exception, who, having any of the organs of sense, can perceive, and perceiving can make known their perceptions to others, should be received and examined as witnesses.Objections may be made to the credit, but never to the competency of witnesses.While the best evidence should always be required, the best existing and attainable evidence should not be excluded, because it is not the best evidence of which the case in its nature is susceptible.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.