{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-421.225","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 421.225","heading":"Testimony of defendant.","body":"In any criminal or penal prosecution the defendant, on his own request, shall be allowed\nto testify in his own behalf, but his failure to do so shall not be commented upon or create\nany presumption against him.","path":["KRS Chapter 421"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=18067","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:59:38Z","sha256":"edfb890395451b2b6d4970638d074bbf8056aa3a7552f96442f24c6f7d703def","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-421.220","next":"us-ky/krs-421.230"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}