Texas · Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 39.12: PREDICATE TO READ OR PUBLISH DEPOSITION
What this law says, in plain English
This statute sets conditions under which depositions taken in criminal cases may be read or published in court, requiring an oath establishing certain circumstances such as witness unavailability or death.
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