# Neale v. Coningham

> District Court, District of Columbia · March 15, 1802 · 1 D.C. 76

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/7375841

## Case

- **Full name:** Neale v. Coningham
- **Court:** District Court, District of Columbia
- **Decided:** March 15, 1802
- **Citations:** 1 D.C. 76
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Opinion of the court by Cranch
- **Judges:** Cranch
- **Cited by:** 1 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

The Court refused to compel him to be sworn.
Cranch, J.,
contra. It is not an objection to his being sworn, but is a good reason for his refusing to answer any question which may criminate himself.

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