§ 537. Officers, informers, and defendants as witnesses
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No officer, or other person entitled to or claiming compensation under any provision of Act June 22, 1874 (chapter 391, 18 Statutes 188) shall be thereby disqualified from becoming a witness in any action, suit, or proceeding for the recovery, mitigation, or remission thereof, but shall be subject to examination and cross-examination in like manner with other witnesses, without being thereby deprived of any right, title, share, or interest in any fine, penalty, or forfeiture to which such examination may relate; and in every such case the defendant or defendants may appear and testify and be examined and cross-examined in like manner.
(June 22, 1874, ch. 391, § 8, 18 Stat. 188.)
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- June 22, 1874, ch. 391, § 8
- 18 Stat. 188
- act Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356, title IV, § 643
- 42 Stat. 989
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§ 537
Officers, informers, and defendants as witnesses
ActJune 22, 1874, ch. 391, § 8
Stat.18 Stat. 188
Actact Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 356, title IV, § 643
Stat.42 Stat. 989
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