{"data":{"id":"us/18-u.s.c.-3481","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"18 U.S.C. § 3481","heading":"Competency of accused","body":"In trial of all persons charged with the commission of offenses against the United States and in all proceedings in courts martial and courts of inquiry in any State, District, Possession or Territory, the person charged shall, at his own request, be a competent witness. His failure to make such request shall not create any presumption against him.","path":["Title 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 223—WITNESSES AND EVIDENCE"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc18@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:53Z","sha256":"d7350430fda50c55a9293d5606e22da2e92745d64119b2776db5e283396e1bd7","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/18-u.s.c.-3446","next":"us/18-u.s.c.-3482"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}