Case Name: State v. Brunson
Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Decision Date: 1791-08
Citations: 1 Root 307
Docket Number: 
Parties: State v. Brunson.
Judges: 
Reporter: Connecticut Reports
Volume: 1
Pages: 307–308

Head Matter:
State v. Brunson.
On an information for forgery, the person in whose name the forgery is, cannot be a witness to prove the forgery.
IueoRmation for a forgery. It was determined, that tho person in whose name the instalment is forged, cannot he a witness to prove the forgery. Also, that comparison of the handwriting of the party, is admissible evidence in a criminal prosecution; and like all other evidence to be left to the triers to weigh and consider.

Opinion:
In an information v. B. Howard, for a forgery; Bradway, in whose name the note was forged, was not admitted to testify, although the note had been found by judgment of court not to be his note. Windham, March Term, 1789.