Texas · Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 38.49: FORFEITURE BY WRONGDOING
What this law says, in plain English
This statute establishes a procedural rule allowing courts to admit evidence and witness statements when a party has wrongfully caused a witness's unavailability, preventing that party from objecting to such evidence.
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