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Davidson v. State

Citations

  • 39 Tex. 129

Syllabus

<p>1. The admission of a child’s evidence, after an examination on voir dire, rests in the sound discretion of the district judge trying the cause.</p> <p>3. A child of ten years who, upon examination on voir dire, said “ that she did not know what God and the laws of the country would do to her if she swore falsely, but that she would tell the truth,” is not thereby disqualified from testifying.</p>

Judges: Walker

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