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Texas Code of Criminal Procedure - Article 38.10. Exceptions To The Spousal Adverse Testimony Privilege

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Art. 38.10. EXCEPTIONS TO THE SPOUSAL ADVERSE TESTIMONY 
PRIVILEGE.  The privilege of a person's spouse not to be called as a 
witness for the state does not apply in any proceeding in which the 
person is charged with:
	(1)  a crime committed against the person's spouse, a minor 
child, or a member of the household of either spouse;  or
	(2)  an offense under Section 25.01, Penal Code (Bigamy).                      

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 67, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.            

Amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 4.01, eff. Sept. 1, 
2005.    

Last modified: August 10, 2007