{"data":{"id":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-5915","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"42 Pa.C.S. § 5915","heading":"Testimony by spouse in rebuttal.","body":"In any criminal proceeding brought against the husband or wife, if the defendant makes defense at the trial upon any ground which attacks the character or conduct of his or her spouse, the spouse attacked shall be a competent witness in rebuttal for the Commonwealth.","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=15\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-03 (Statute Update stamp, 42 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:33:14Z","sha256":"224d81c39df7a25e5dd4edc703c13a10fb226b7126fa5c3d483cec00172320d7","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-5914","next":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-5916"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}