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An accused person as a competent witness
Conditions for acting on the evidence of a single witness
Condition to be satisfied for a court to properly accredit a witness
Duty of a witness
Effect of a witness giving evidence to help a friend
Effect of a witness remaining in court and not out of court and out of hearing when evidence was being taken
Effect of evidence given against the interest of the party calling the witness
Effect of failure of the court to warn itself before admitting the evidence of a witness where necessary
Effect of witnesses giving evidence on the same matter to the exact minutest details
Extent of the duty of the prosecution to call witnesses
Factors to be considered to allow a witness who has not given a witness statement to testify
Guidelines to be applied by trial courts in the exercise of its discretion to recall a witness
How the courts should treat illiterate witnesses' testimony as to dates
Need to confront a witness with the oral or documentary evidence intended to discredit him
Position of the law on a witness who who reneges under cross-examination from evidence he has earlier given, or contradicts himself by falsifying his earlier evidence
Position of the law on the number of witnesses required to prove a case
Position of the law on the veracity of a witness alleged to have made contradictory statements
Position of the law on who may testify as a witness on behalf of a company
Position of the law where one witness called by the prosecution in a criminal case contradicts another prosecution witness on a material point
Position of the law where the evidence on oath of a witness is contradictory to a previous statement made by him
The principle that proof of an offence does not depend on the quantity of witnesses, but on the quality
The proper persons to appear as witnesses in matters relating to family issues and inheritance
The rule that, in civil cases, all persons are competent and compellable witnesses
The rule that where the witness of a party supports the evidence of that party’s opponent on a material issue, the party who called the witness should lose the contest on that material issue
The rule that witnesses testifying in a court are required to take the oath or make an affirmation
Ways in which the credit of a witness may be impeached
When a witness would be treated as unreliable
When the testimony of a witness will be credible
Whether a court can accept part of a witness evidence and reject other parts
Whether a deponent of an affidavit is a witness in the matter
Whether all competent witnesses are compellable
Whether a member of a family needs a power of attorney to testify on behalf of the family
Whether a party can impeach the credit of his opponent’s witness by calling witnesses to contradict him on irrelevant matters
Whether a party is a compellable witness for his opponent
Whether a party is a witness in his own cause
Whether a person in whose name a subpoena ad testificandum has been issued and served is a compellable witness
Whether a person not listed in the list of witnesses can be called to testify in a criminal trial
Whether a stranger to a family can give evidence in a land matter
Whether a trial court can accept the testimony of a witness to convict one accused and reject the testimony against another accused and acquit him in a joint trial on the same charge
Whether a trial court can call a witness after the close of evidence without the consent of the parties
Whether a witness called to tender a document needs to be sworn
Whether a witness can be both truthful and deceptive
Whether a witness can be called a nominal witness
Whether a witness can be contradicted with a statement after he has left the witness box
Whether a witness can only testify to a matter within his personal knowledge
Whether a witness in a civil case must be subpoened before he qualifies as a truthful witness
Whether a witness is to concern himself with the merits of the case in which he is called on to give evidence
Whether a witness must be cross-examined before it can be said that he is not speaking the truth
Whether a witness needs a power of attorney to testify on behalf of a party
Whether a witness needs a power of attorney to testify on behalf of trustees of whom he is one
Whether a witness’s close affinity to a party disqualifies him as a witness
Whether a witness who gives a honest mistaken account of an incident can still be regarded as a truthful witness
Whether a witness who has given inconsistent evidence of a material fact can be regarded as a witness of truth
Whether a witness who is a relative of the party is an interested person
Whether a witness who says something in court different from what is contained in his statement to the police should be cross-examined
Whether a witness whose evidence on oath is contradictory of a previous statement made by him whether sworn or not is not worthy of credit
Whether a witness whose evidence on oath is contradictory of a previous statement made by him whether sworn or not is worthy of credit
Whether boundary men should be treated like any other witness called by a party in a case
Whether discrediting a witness arises where there has been no proof of essential element of an alleged offence
Whether evidence given by a witness on matters affecting his credit are material
Whether inaccuracies in the evidence of a witness will avail an accused
Whether insanity renders a person an incompetent witness
Whether it is the duty of the Court to pick and choose which witness to believe
Whether mere failure of a witness to report to the police a person who designs to commit an offence makes his testimony unworthy of credit
Whether one witness is sufficient to prove a case
Whether parties are required to mount the witness box in respect of matters which are not in contention
Whether the accused is at liberty to call a witness not called by the prosecution
Whether the complainant must be called as a witness in a criminal case
Whether the court can act on the evidence of two witnesses who corroborate each other’s evidence in every material particular
Whether the court can compel a witness to testify
Whether the court can disbelieve a witness
Whether the court can dispense with the appearance of a witness called just to tender a document
Whether the court can order the appearance of a witness
Whether the court can provide an explanation where there is inconsistency in the testimony of two witnesses
Whether the court can rely on the evidence of a witness which supports the case of the opposition
Whether the Court has an obligation to adjourn criminal proceedings indefinitely until the witnesses who disobeyed the summons of the court by disappearing were found
Whether the court has the power to examine the witnesses of the accused
Whether the court is entitled to reject the evidence of a witness merely because he is a relative of the party
Whether the court is entitled to tell counsel what witnesses to call in a civil matter
Whether the court must arrest a witness who fails to appear in court
Whether the evidence of a sole witness is sufficient to ground a conviction
Whether the evidence of a witness can be believed or accepted in one part and disbelieved in another
Whether the evidence of a witness not treated as an hostile witness can be treated as an admission against the party who called him
Whether the evidence of a witness who is not a hostile witness can be impeached
Whether the evidence of witnesses will be discredited because they are petty heads of little communities
Whether the fact that a person is a witness for the prosecution makes him a person in authority
Whether the failure to call an attesting police officer as witness is fatal to the case of the prosecution
Whether the high court is incompetent to take evidence by commission of a witness
Whether the malicious intent of a witness is a good defence
Whether the mere fact that a witness is an accused person's enemy will render the evidence unreliable
Whether the prosecution can pick and choose which of his witnesses he is relying on
Whether the prosecution is bound to call every witness
Whether the prosecution is under a duty to call a particular witness
Whether the prosecution needs to call a host of witnesses
Whether the prosecution or the defence is entitled to examine or cross-examine a witness called by the judge
Whether the trial court can believe one witness and disbelieve another witness
Whether the trial judge can call a witness not called by ether the prosecution or the defence and without the consent of either
Whether the trial judge must give reasons why he believes prosecution witnesses
Whether witnesses are counted
Whether witnesses are expected to give a uniform account
Who is a witness in a criminal case?
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