Any defendant in a criminal action shall be permitted to testify in his own behalf therein, but the failure of any defendant to so testify shall not be taken as a circumstance against him, nor shall the same be alluded to or commented on by counsel in the cause.
Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 38.08
DEFENDANT MAY TESTIFY
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Hogue v. State (1987)
Most recently applied in Morgan v. State (July 1991)
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.