Qualification of witness.
Section 382
SEC. 382. Qualification of witness. — All persons, without exception, otherwise than as specified in the next section, who, having organs of sense, can perceive, and, perceiving, can make known their perceptions to others, may be witnesses. Neither the parties nor other persons, who have an interest in the event of an action or proceeding shall be excluded; nor shall those who have been convicted of crime, nor shall any person be excluded on account of his opinion on matters of religious belief. But in every case the credibility of the witness may be drawn in question by competent evidence, and the court in weighing the testimony of any witness shall make due allowance for the interest or credibility of the witness, as the facts disclosed may require.