State v. Buxton
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Information for placing an explosive compound in a stick of kindling wood with intent to injure the person and property of another, brought to the Superior Court in Fairfield County and tried to the jury before RorabaeJc, J.; verdict and judgment of guilty, and appeal by the accused. Upon the trial and during the opening argument of the Assistant State’s Attorney, the following occurred: . Mr. Pullman.
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Information for placing an explosive compound in a stick of kindling wood with intent to injure the person and property of another, brought to the Superior Court in Fairfield County and tried to the jury before RorabaeJc, J.; verdict and judgment of guilty, and appeal by the accused. Upon the trial and during the opening argument of the Assistant State’s Attorney, the following occurred: . Mr. Pullman. “ The accused has the right not to appear on the witness-stand, but by keeping off the witness-stand it shuts us off from asking him about his antecedents— Mr. Mullen. (Interrupting.) “ I will…
1Opinion of the CourtHamersley, J.
Any person interested in the event of any action, civil or criminal, as a party to the action or otherwise, is made by statute a competent witness. General Statutes, §§ 677,1509. The statute abrogates an arbitrary common-law rule for the exclusion of relevant testimony. It is a part of the legislative process by which, since the year 1830, the law of evidence has been radically changed and brought into accord with a public policy, now firmly established, which deems the due administration of justice to be best served and the rights of parties to actions, civil and criminal, to be best…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Wilson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Ruloff v. . the PeopleNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
- State v. WillisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1898
- State v. LaudanoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1902
- Burr v. HartySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1902
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. RichmondMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1911
- State v. BentonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1971
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