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testimony
in
Amistad
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- He questioned the government's warrant for the arrest of the blacks as runaway slaves guilty of mutiny and murder based solely on the testimony of two slave owners.†
Chpt 2.7testimony = something that serves as evidence -- especially a statement at a trial or hearing
- Won't his testimony validate that they are, in fact, Africans?
Chpt 2.7 *testimony = statements that serve as evidence
- After Gedney finished his testimony, Baldwin thanked him and then walked over to the defense counsel's table and picked up two small stacks of paper.†
Chpt 2.7testimony = something that serves as evidence -- especially a statement at a trial or hearing
- While the prosecutor has said that the case of the Amistad is nearly identical, I believe we have heard Lieutenant Gedney's testimony to reveal a major discrepancy.†
Chpt 2.7
- Along with entertaining the claims of Ellsworth and Green, the court would also be hearing the testimony of Dr. Richard R. Madden, the British Superintendent of Liberated Slaves in Havana and a self-appointed observer of the Cuban slave trade.†
Chpt 2.9
- Finally, and most intriguing, would be the testimony of the blacks themselves.†
Chpt 2.9
- And I am sure that after you hear the testimony of linguistic experts, Dr. Richard Madden, and the men of the Amistad themselves, you will have no other choice but to conclude that the blacks on board the Amistad are in fact residents and citizens of African nations, and as such are subject to immediate release and guaranteed return to their nation as stated by the Treaty of 1819.†
Chpt 2.9
- Baldwin went on to ask Judson if Dr. Madden could be called as the first person to offer testimony as his official duties required that he begin his return trip to England before December.†
Chpt 2.9
- When put to the test, Holabird smugly said, his "expert" testimony would easily be exposed as the ravings of a fanatical lover of negroes.†
Chpt 2.9
- "William, if I allow that testimony to be entered into the record it will not help your case in the least," Judson said.†
Chpt 2.9
- Now, I shall consider whether, in the eyes of the court, Dr. Madden's testimony is acceptable and I shall rule on that on Monday morning.†
Chpt 2.9
- Mr. Janes, I'd like you to hold off on Dr. Madden's request for a copy of his deposition until I have ruled whether his testimony is admissible in court.†
Chpt 2.9
- Within an hour he had reconstructed what he remembered from Madden's testimony.†
Chpt 2.9
- It also showed that there was nothing about the testimony that Judson could declare inadmissible.†
Chpt 2.9
- The rest of the week saw testimony by Josiah Gibbs and other members of the Yale Divinity School's faculty.†
Chpt 2.9
- Testimony ended and court was adjourned.†
Chpt 2.9
- There is still more testimony to go.†
Chpt 2.9
- But there was nothing in there about what time the slaves were loaded, so there was no way to refute Singbe's testimony.†
Chpt 2.9
- The testimony went the day.†
Chpt 2.9
- But I would like to call that man, who is, in fact, one of the Yale Divinity faculty who helped us record the oral testimonies of my clients.†
Chpt 2.9testimonies = evidence -- especially statements in a trial
- Baldwin then offered to submit the testimony from Cinque as Day had recorded it, as well as all other testimony from Cinque taken down by others from Yale.†
Chpt 2.9testimony = something that serves as evidence -- especially a statement at a trial or hearing
- Baldwin then offered to submit the testimony from Cinque as Day had recorded it, as well as all other testimony from Cinque taken down by others from Yale.†
Chpt 2.9
- The transcripts later confirmed Day and Singbe's testimony.†
Chpt 2.9
- However, this court has been influenced by the presentation of facts and compelling testimony by the defense.†
Chpt 2.9
- The canvas, more than 135 feet long, was based on "actual testimonies of the survivors."†
Chpt 2.10testimonies = evidence -- especially statements in a trial
- Gilpin insisted that the district court was unduly influenced by the emotional testimony provided by Dr. Madden.†
Chpt 2.11testimony = something that serves as evidence -- especially a statement at a trial or hearing
- "This testimony was complete hearsay," Gilpin asserted, "and, even though Dr. Madden never fully admitted it under oath, his impressions were highly prejudiced in favor of the blacks and against the Spanish slave owners."†
Chpt 2.11
- At no time during his presentation did he acknowledge any of the testimony made by Singbe or any of the other tribesmen.†
Chpt 2.11
- Adams went on to outline and examine the events of the circuit court proceedings and the first portion of the district court hearings, including the testimony of Dr. Madden, whose credentials, Adams reminded the justices, had been reviewed and accepted by Judge Judson.†
Chpt 2.11
- We heard testimony in court yesterday by some of your friends and neighbors saying just that.†
Chpt 2.12
Definitions:
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(1)
(testimony) something that serves as evidence -- especially a statement at a trial or hearing
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)