Texas Penal Code - Section 43.06. Accomplice Witness; Testimony And Immunity
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§ 43.06. ACCOMPLICE WITNESS; TESTIMONY AND
IMMUNITY. (a) A party to an offense under this subchapter may be
required to furnish evidence or testify about the offense.
(b) A party to an offense under this subchapter may not be
prosecuted for any offense about which he is required to furnish
evidence or testify, and the evidence and testimony may not be used
against the party in any adjudicatory proceeding except a
prosecution for aggravated perjury.
(c) For purposes of this section, "adjudicatory proceeding"
means a proceeding before a court or any other agency of government
in which the legal rights, powers, duties, or privileges of
specified parties are determined.
(d) A conviction under this subchapter may be had upon the
uncorroborated testimony of a party to the offense.
Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 883, ch. 399, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1974.
Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 900, § 1.01, eff. Sept. 1,
1994.
Section: 42.12 42.13 43.01 43.02 43.03 43.04 43.05 43.06 43.21 43.22 43.23 43.24 43.25 43.251 43.26
Last modified: August 11, 2007
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