Citing references
Opinions citing The King v. Lukens, 1 U.S. (1 Dall.) 5 (1762)
5 citing cases
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365 U.S. 570 Supreme CourtMarch 27, 1961
Lukens, 1 Dall. 5, 6 , decided in 1762, a Pennsylvania court refused *575 to swear a defendant as a witness, holding that the issue there in question "must be proved by indifferent witnesses."
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974 F.2d 182 D.C. CircuitDecember 3, 1992
Lukens, 1 Dall. 5, 6 , 1 L.Ed. 13 (Pa.1762) (court refused to swear a criminal defendant as a witness). 4 .
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15 Pa. Super. 158 Superior Court of PennsylvaniaOctober 8, 1900
Ordinarily there is no private prosecutor, and if there be none the defendant cannot refuse to plead: The King v. Lukens, 1 Dall. 5 . This was so under the act of 1705, 1 Sm.
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Superior Court of PennsylvaniaAugust 28, 2014 Unpublished
Lukens, 1 Dall. 5, 6 , 1 L.Ed. 13 , decided in 1762, a Pennsylvania court refused to swear a defendant as a 7 The greater concern was governmental interrogation prior to the bringing of criminal charges and an arrest, such as occurred in the infamous
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12 Pa. D. & C. 529 Schuylkill County Court of Quarter SessionsJune 17, 1929
Lukens, 1 Dall. 5 (1762). See, also, Com. v. Bethlehem Borough, 15 Pa. Superior Ct. 158, 164 ; Com. v. Hurd, 177 Pa. 481 ; McCullough v. Com., 67 Pa. 30 ; Com. v. Green, 126 Pa. 531 . (2 and 3) The second and third reasons will be considered together.