the clerk or baliff does
Bailiff
Because its the police.
i solemnly swear to tell the truth and only the truth let god help us
Lady Bird Jonhson
Who can really be trusted in a court of law religous or not. Either way the same rule applies to all whether they believe in a God or not.Answer and ClarificationThe swearing in of a witness in court is for the purpose of prosecution in the event of perjury. An atheist can be sworn in and simply leave off the phrase, "so help me god". The swearing in of a witness or defendant is legally binding and a person who lies after being sworn in faces charges of perjury if it is later determined that they lied under oath.The swearing in of a witness in a court trial does not mean the witness will tell the truth. People who believe in gods lie in court trials after swearing to tell the truth every day.
if your a sissy then its swearing if not its not swearing!
In most cases yes. Question I have is whether the document has to be initialled by both parties ie the person swearing it and the witness?
Swearing an oath is a religious way of saying, tell the truth and you will swear to do so upon god as your witness. Affirming means , do you swear to tell the truth as you know it. They provided this to people who don't believe in god, or simply don't want to swear upon god.
The bailiff swears in the witness during a trial. The witness holds their right hand on the Bible and their left hand is in the air.
The Clerk of the Court.
because everybody will start swearing
It has ALOT of swearing.