...including the District of Columbia, the person so charged shall, at his own request but not otherwise, be a competent witness, and his failure to make such...request shall not create any presumption against him." : Where there are two or more defendants any of them may take the stand against the objection of the...

...including the District of Columbia, the person so charged shall, at his own request, but not otherwise, be pts in any manner to defeat or evade the tax imposed...bv this title, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor an Accomplices used as witnesses; rule as to prosecution. (United States i: Ford, Whiskey Cases, 99 US...

...courts, the accused " shall at his own request, but not otherwise, be a competent witness,'' and that " his failure to make such request shall not create any presumption against him." (a) An accused person thus may, at his option, take the stand as a witness, and in doing so he occupies...

...committing magistrate in this State, the person charged shall at his own request, but not otherwise, be a competent witness, and his failure to make such...request shall not create any presumption against him nor be mentioned on the trial; if commented upon by counsel, it shall be ground for a new trial. (5881...

...charged shall at his own request but not otherwise be a competent witness. It also is declared that his failure to make such request shall not create any presumption against him.41 The various States also have passed statutes removing the disability. The statutes now give...

...Stat.. $ (5S33. providing that "the person charged shall, at his own request, but not otherwise, be a competent witness, and his failure to make such...shall not create any presumption against him, nor be mentioned on the trial, if commented upor by counsel it. shall be ground for a nev trial," it was...

...in substance, that a person charged with an offense "shall at his own request but not otherwise, be a competent witness. And his failure to make such...request shall not create any presumption against him." When the defendant in a criminal case, in compliance with this statute, waives his constitutional privilege...

...all indictments the person so charged shall, at his own request but not otherwise, be competent as a witness and his failure to make such request shall not create any presumption against him." Without the latter statutory provision, however, it would undoubtedly be perfectly proper for a jury...

...so elect, but shall not be required to testify in any case ; and the neglect or refusal to testify shall not create any presumption against him, nor shall any reference be made to, nor shall any comment be made upon, such neglect or refusal to testify. Section 2. This Act shall take...

...he so elect, but shall not be required to testify in any case; and the neglect or refusal to testify shall not create any presumption against him, nor shall any reference be made to, nor shall any comment be made upon, such neglect or refusal to testify. Section 2. This Act shall take...