{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-17-9","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 12-17-9","heading":"Defendant as witness.","body":"No respondent in a criminal prosecution, offering himself or herself as a witness, shall be excluded from testifying because he or she is a respondent; and neglect or refusal so to testify shall create no presumption nor be used in argument against him or her.","path":["Title 12 Criminal Procedure","Chapter 17 Trial"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE12/12-17/12-17-9.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:26Z","sha256":"0f1c8d8711f990045180ce967b827870c4c34b6dcb1438d40d63b94f40352c28","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-17-8","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-12-17-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}