Texas · Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 38.38: EVIDENCE RELATING TO RETAINING ATTORNEY
What this law says, in plain English
This statute establishes evidentiary rules prohibiting use of a person's decision to contact or retain an attorney as evidence of criminal guilt, and forbids judges and prosecutors from commenting on this fact in court.
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