Sentences with phrase «mere verbal ability»

He also disagreed over the legislative intent of the s. 16 history, citing the House of Commons, Minutes of Proceedings and Evidence of the Legislative Committee on Bill C - 15, No. 2, 2nd Session, 33rd Parl., December 4, 1986, to highlight that nothing in the 1987 amendments suggests a mere verbal ability would be sufficient,

The trial judge should be able to ascertain whether a witness has more than just mere verbal ability, and determine if they can tell the difference between truth and fiction and the importance maintaining consistent testimony.