{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-13-1-13","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 13-1-13","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 13-1-13","body":"Any witness may be examined touching his interest in the cause or his conviction of any crime, and his answers may be contradicted, and his interest or his conviction of a crime established by other evidence. A witness shall not be excused from answering any material and relevant question, unless the answer would expose him to criminal prosecution or penalty.","path":["MS Code","Title 13"],"source_url":"https://legislature.ms.gov/","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:17Z","sha256":"6a023a66111351939b3fb9b96f567c34ba4f3530213f74272c4b0ba5e64d3138","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-13-1-123","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-13-1-131"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}