1. The (English) Evidence Act of 1843, providing that no person offered as a witness can be excluded because of incapacity due to a past crime or an interest in the proceedings. — Also termed Lord Denman’s Act.
2. The (English) Criminal Procedure Act of 1865 that allowed defense counsel to sum up evidence as allowed in a civil trial, to prove contradictory statements of an adverse witness, to prove a previous criminal conviction of an adverse witness, and to compare disputed handwriting. — Also termed Mr. Denman’s Act.
