Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 38.08. Defendant May Testify
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Art. 38.08. [710] [790] [770] DEFENDANT MAY TESTIFY. Any
defendant in a criminal action shall be permitted to testify in his
own behalf therein, but the failure of any defendant to so testify
shall not be taken as a circumstance against him, nor shall the same
be alluded to or commented on by counsel in the cause.
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722, eff. Jan. 1, 1966.
Article: 38.03 38.04 38.05 38.07 38.071 38.072 38.073 38.08 38.10 38.101 38.12 38.14 38.141 38.15 38.16
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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