Rhode Island Statutes
§ 12-17-10 — § 12-17-10. Defendant's spouse as witness.
Rhode Island § 12-17-10
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R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-17-10 (2026).
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§ 12-17-10. Defendant's spouse as witness.
The husband or wife of any respondent in a criminal prosecution, offering himself or herself as a witness, shall not be excluded from testifying because he or she is the husband or wife of the respondent.
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Legislative History
C.P.A. 1905, § 397; G.L. 1909, ch. 292, § 45; G.L. 1923, ch. 342, § 45; G.L. 1938, ch. 537, § 17; G.L. 1956, § 12-17-10.
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Rhode Island § 12-17-10, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/ri/12-17-10.