Case ID: dc_4/html/0508-01.html
Source: Caselaw Access Project
Author: {"author": "The CouRT", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

United States v. Nehemiah Brown.
    What was said in the presence of the prisoner, before the examining magistrate and to which he made no reply cannot be given in evidence against him.
    
      Mr. Key,
    
    District Attorney, offered to give in evidence against the prisoner, who was indicted for larceny, what had been said before the examining justice in the presence and hearing of the prisoner, to which he had made no reply.
    
      Mr. W. L. Brent,
    
    for the defendant, objected, and cited The People v. Johnson, Wheeler’s Cases, 377.
   The CouRT

(Thruston, J., absent,)

said that the United States could not give in evidence what was said while the prisoner was under examination before the justice, if the prisoner made no reply ; for he is not bound to admit or deny what is said by the witnesses.

Mr. Key said he only meant to give evidence of what was said and replied to by the prisoner; and the examination was so confined.