In any criminal trial every person is competent to be a witness.
A.R.S. § 13-4061
Competency of witness
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case State v. Jerousek (1979)
Most recently applied in Escobar v. SUPERIOR COURT, MARICOPA CTY. (November 1987)
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Official source: Arizona State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Arizona statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.