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18 U.S.C. § 3481 — Competency of accused
submitted 78 years ago by ch. 645 to r/title-18-CRIMES-AND-CRIMINAL-PROCEDURE · 58 words · no verdicts yet
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In trial of all persons charged with the commission of offenses against the United States and in all proceedings in courts martial and courts of inquiry in any State, District, Possession or Territory, the person charged shall, at his own request, be a competent witness. His failure to make such request shall not create any presumption against him.
Source credit: (June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 833.)
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- 1948Enacted · Act of June 25, 1948, ch. 645 · 62 Stat. 833
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 645 on 1948-06-25.
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