Oath to be administered to witnesses
— Laws 1833, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 836; Code 1863, § 4537; Code 1868, § 4557; Code 1878, § 4651; Code 1882, § 4651; Penal Code 1895, § 980; Penal Code 1910, § 1006; Code 1933, …
(a) The following oath shall be administered to witnesses in criminal
cases:
“Do you solemnly swear or affirm that the evidence you shall give to the court and jury in the matter now pending before the court shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? So help you
God.”
(b) Any oath given that substantially complies with the language in this Code section shall subject the witness to the provisions of Code
Section 16-10-70.
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