{"data":{"id":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-5912","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"42 Pa.C.S. § 5912","heading":"Effect of prior convictions.","body":"No person shall be deemed incompetent or otherwise disqualified as a witness in any criminal proceeding by reason of the person's having been convicted of perjury or subornation of or solicitation to commit perjury, but such conviction may be shown for the purpose of affecting the person's credibility.","path":["Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE","PART VI ACTIONS, PROCEEDINGS AND OTHER MATTERS GENERALLY","CHAPTER 59 DEPOSITIONS AND WITNESSES","SUBCHAPTER A WITNESSES GENERALLY CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS CIVIL MATTERS CERTAIN PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=42\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=59\u0026sctn=12\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-03 (Statute Update stamp, 42 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:33:14Z","sha256":"a5c6fe010c91e307e5c06772e9db6184fd8d5976ec4879123e2342ca847072c2","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-5911","next":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-5913"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}