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I'm reading a novel translated from Swedish and set there. The narrator is summoned to appear as a witness in a trial in which his daughter is charged with murder, but because of his close personal connection with her he is not permitted to take the oath. He still must answer the questions put to him, though.
Is this procedure common? If it was revealed that some answer he gave was untruthful, would that be grounds for perjury, or just for contempt of court? -- Jack of Oz [pleasantries] 04:25, 19 April 2023 (UTC)
Under the old legal rules of "coverture", in many cases a husband and wife were not allowed to testify for or against each other (the person who accused Jane Austen's aunt Jane Leigh-Perrot of shoplifting seems to have very carefully taken this into account when making the accusation). But I doubt that it has much to do with the Swedish thing... AnonMoos ( talk) 22:02, 19 April 2023 (UTC)
[1], [2] Are both these sources useful for the Alan Singh article? -- Karsan Chanda ( talk) 09:17, 19 April 2023 (UTC)
Today is the feast of Ælfheah (or Alphege) of Canterbury. Looking for an image to add to his article, I found this statue of him at Salisbury Cathedral, but what is he carrying in his robe? Some sort of hexagonal boxes? Any ideas? Alansplodge ( talk) 18:37, 19 April 2023 (UTC)
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I'm reading a novel translated from Swedish and set there. The narrator is summoned to appear as a witness in a trial in which his daughter is charged with murder, but because of his close personal connection with her he is not permitted to take the oath. He still must answer the questions put to him, though.
Is this procedure common? If it was revealed that some answer he gave was untruthful, would that be grounds for perjury, or just for contempt of court? -- Jack of Oz [pleasantries] 04:25, 19 April 2023 (UTC)
Under the old legal rules of "coverture", in many cases a husband and wife were not allowed to testify for or against each other (the person who accused Jane Austen's aunt Jane Leigh-Perrot of shoplifting seems to have very carefully taken this into account when making the accusation). But I doubt that it has much to do with the Swedish thing... AnonMoos ( talk) 22:02, 19 April 2023 (UTC)
[1], [2] Are both these sources useful for the Alan Singh article? -- Karsan Chanda ( talk) 09:17, 19 April 2023 (UTC)
Today is the feast of Ælfheah (or Alphege) of Canterbury. Looking for an image to add to his article, I found this statue of him at Salisbury Cathedral, but what is he carrying in his robe? Some sort of hexagonal boxes? Any ideas? Alansplodge ( talk) 18:37, 19 April 2023 (UTC)