Texas Statutes
§ 38.17 — TWO WITNESSES REQUIRED.
Texas § 38.17
JurisdictionTexas
Code CRCode of Criminal Procedure
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Bluebook
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure Code Ann. § 38.17 (2026).
Text
Art. 38.17. TWO WITNESSES REQUIRED. In all cases where, by law, two witnesses, or one with corroborating circumstances, are required to authorize a conviction, if the requirement be not fulfilled, the court shall instruct the jury to render a verdict of acquittal, and they are bound by the instruction.
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Legislative History
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.
Nearby Sections
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§ 38.03
PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE.§ 38.04
JURY ARE JUDGES OF FACTS.§ 38.073
TESTIMONY OF INMATE WITNESSES.§ 38.08
DEFENDANT MAY TESTIFY.§ 38.101
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Texas § 38.17, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/CR/38.17.