8 GCA § 75.60: Defendant as Witness.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 8: Criminal Procedure
- Chapter 75: Subpoena; Witnesses
- ARTICLE 2: WITNESSES
A defendant in a criminal action or proceeding cannot be compelled to be a witness against himself but if he offers himself as a witness he may be cross- examined by the prosecuting attorney and the attorney for any codefendant as to all matters about which he was examined in chief. His neglect or refusal to be a witness cannot in any manner prejudice him nor be used against him at the trial or proceeding by the prosecuting attorney.
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