¶1A witness being entitled to the premium is a consequential matter, and from the necessity of the case will *250not exclude Mm, although it lessens the weight of his testimony; hut where a witness has acted so villainous a part as Collins by traducing a young lad into a crime, in order to betray him, from the sordid motive of obtaining the premium, discovers such depravity of heart, as would render it dangerous for a court of- justice, to admit him to testify — he was therefore rejected.
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State v. Bennet
Decided January 15, 1791
Supreme Court of Connecticut · decided 1791-01-15
<p>A person, notwithstanding he will be entitled to a premium upon conviction, may be a witness, unless there are other circumstances, which exclude him.</p>
Decided 1791-01-15