Texas § GV.432.052 - COMPULSORY SELF-INCRIMINATION PROHIBITED
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§ GV.432.052. COMPULSORY SELF-INCRIMINATION PROHIBITED
COMPULSORY SELF-INCRIMINATION PROHIBITED. (a) A person subject to this chapter may not compel any person to incriminate himself or to answer a question the answer to which may tend to incriminate him. (b) A person subject to this chapter may not interrogate or request any statement from an accused or a person suspected of an offense without first informing him of the nature of the accusation and advising him that he does not have to make any statement regarding the offense of which he is accused or suspected and that any statement made by him may be used as evidence against him in a trial by court-martial. (c) A person subject to this chapter may not compel any person to make a statement or produce evidence before a military tribunal if the statement or evidence is not material to the issue and may tend to degrade him. (d) A statement obtained from a person in violation of this section, or through the use of coercion, unlawful influence, or unlawful inducement, may not be received in evidence against the person in a trial by court-martial. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
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Section GV.432.052 ("COMPULSORY SELF-INCRIMINATION PROHIBITED") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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