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SECTION 12-17-9

   § 12-17-9  Defendant as witness. – No respondent in a criminal prosecution, offering himself or herself as awitness, shall be excluded from testifying because he or she is a respondent;and neglect or refusal so to testify shall create no presumption nor be used inargument against him or her.

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Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-12 > Chapter-12-17 > 12-17-9

SECTION 12-17-9

   § 12-17-9  Defendant as witness. – No respondent in a criminal prosecution, offering himself or herself as awitness, shall be excluded from testifying because he or she is a respondent;and neglect or refusal so to testify shall create no presumption nor be used inargument against him or her.


State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Rhode-island > Title-12 > Chapter-12-17 > 12-17-9

SECTION 12-17-9

   § 12-17-9  Defendant as witness. – No respondent in a criminal prosecution, offering himself or herself as awitness, shall be excluded from testifying because he or she is a respondent;and neglect or refusal so to testify shall create no presumption nor be used inargument against him or her.