Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 38.141
This is the official text of Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 38.141, part of Texas’s Code of Criminal Procedure — sets the procedural rules for criminal cases in Texas.
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§ 38.141. TESTIMONY OF UNDERCOVER PEACE OFFICER OR SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR.
Official statutory text
(a) A defendant may not be convicted of an offense under Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code, on the testimony of a person who is not a licensed peace officer or a special investigator but who is acting covertly on behalf of a law enforcement agency or under the color of law enforcement unless the testimony is corroborated by other evidence tending to connect the defendant with the offense committed.
(b) Corroboration is not sufficient for the purposes of this article if the corroboration only shows the commission of the offense.
(c) In this article, "peace officer" means a person listed in Article 2A.001, and "special investigator" means a person listed in Article 2A.002.
(b) Corroboration is not sufficient for the purposes of this article if the corroboration only shows the commission of the offense.
(c) In this article, "peace officer" means a person listed in Article 2A.001, and "special investigator" means a person listed in Article 2A.002.
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