Horton v. State

The evidence of a child was objected to on the ground that she did not understand the meaning and nature of an oath. As far as it relates to this question, the evidence of the witness was as follows: “I don’t know how old I am. Don’t know the day of the week. Don’t know the number of days in a week. Don’t know the number of days in a month. Don’t know what year it is. To-day is Friday. Lots of people have talked to me about this case and have told me to swear what I have told. I don’t know, the meaning of an oath. I don’t know what it means to be sworn. Don’t know that I would be punished for…