Every person offending against any of the provisions of law relating to bribery or corruption shall be a competent witness against another so offending and shall not be excused from giving testimony tending to criminate himself or herself.
RCW 9.18.080
Offender a competent witness.
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case 77 Wash. 2d 423 - State v. Johnson (1969)
Most recently applied in State v. Morton (December 1975)
2011 c 336 s 295; 1909 c 249 s 78; RRS s 2330
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Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.