Clause II declared the evidence of enslaved people “good and sufficient proof” for or against one another in trials under the act. If a material witness was absent, justices could adjourn for forty-eight hours and order a constable to find them. This narrow admissibility did not confer equal legal status; enslaved witnesses also faced punishment for false evidence under clause IV.
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Whose evidence could count in trials under this act?
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The act explicitly accepted evidence by enslaved people for and against each other.