{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-12-21-227","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 12-21-227","heading":"Husband and Wife for or Against One Another.","body":"The husband and wife may testify either for or against each other in criminal cases, but shall not be compelled so to do.","path":["Title 12 Courts.","Chapter 21 Evidence and Witnesses.","Article 2 Criminal Cases.","Division 2 Witnesses.","Division 1 Competency."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=12-21-227","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"e560c0f213097932e2595cfd7744b92e3a03eabe3f5651b46601823b74217bea","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-12-21-226","next":"us-al/ala.-code-12-21-240"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}