| 单词 | Incompetent witness |
| 释义 | 不符合資格的證人 A person not qualified to give evidence, or a person who may not lawfully give evidence. In criminal proceedings, the following classes of witness are deemed incompetent: (1) a child of such tender years that he has neither sufficient intelligence to testify nor a proper appreciation of the duty of speaking the truth (R v Wallwork (1958) 42 Cr App Rep 153 (CCA)); (2) a person who at the time of being tendered as a witness is mentally incapable of testifying (R v Dunning [1965] Crim LR 372 (CCA)); (3) deaf and dumb, and unable by writing or signs or otherwise to understand questions put to him, or to communicate his answers to others (R v Imrie (1917) 12 Cr App Rep 282 (CCA)); (4) a person who, from temporary causes, such as illness or drunkenness, is for the time being incapable of understanding questions and of giving a rational account of events; or (5) a person who does not appreciate the nature and obligation of an oath or affirmation (R v Wade (1825) 1 Mood CC 86 (CCR)): Halsbury’s Laws of Hong Kong, Vol 12, Evidence [175.208]. In Hong Kong, there are special statutory rules governing the unsworn evidence of young children (Evidence Ordinance (Cap 8) s 4), and the evidence of the accused’s wife or husband (Criminal Procedure Ordinance (Cap 221) ss 54, 57). See also Compellable. 不合資格作證的人，或不可合法地作證的人。在刑事法律程序中，下列類別的證人被視為不符合資格作證：(1) 缺乏充分智慧作供或未能正確地了解據實作證的責任的年幼兒童（R v Wallwork(1958) 42 Cr App Rep 153(刑事上訴法院)）；(2) 在被傳召作為證人的時候，在精神上無能力作供的人（R v Dunning [1965] Crim LR 372（刑事上訴法院））；(3) 不能透過書寫、手語或其他方式理解向其發問的問題或將其答案告知他人的聾啞人士（R v Imrie(1917) 12 Cr App Rep 282(刑事上訴法院)）；(4) 由於暫時性原因（例如疾病或酗酒），以致在當時未能理解問題及未能就有關事件作出理性敘述的人；或(5) 沒有了解誓言或誓詞的本質及引致的義務（R v Wade(1825) 1 Mood CC 86(刑事法院)）：Halsbury’s Laws of Hong Kong, 第12冊，證據，第[175.208]段。香港有特別法規規管年幼兒童未經宣誓而提供的證據（《證據條例》（第8章）第4條；以及被控人的妻子或丈夫所提供的證據（《刑事程序條例》（第221章）第54及57條）。另見 Compellable。 |
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