Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 38.10
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 38.10, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 38.10. EXCEPTIONS TO THE SPOUSAL ADVERSE TESTIMONY PRIVILEGE.
Official statutory text
The privilege of a person's spouse not to be called as a witness for the state does not apply in any proceeding in which the person is charged with:
(1) a crime committed against the person's spouse, a minor child, or a member of the household of either spouse; or
(2) an offense under Section 25.01, Penal Code (Bigamy).
(1) a crime committed against the person's spouse, a minor child, or a member of the household of either spouse; or
(2) an offense under Section 25.01, Penal Code (Bigamy).
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