Texas Penal Code 20A.04 – Accomplice Witness; Testimony and Immunity
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(a) A party to an offense under this chapter may be required to provide evidence or testify about the offense.
(b) A party to an offense under this chapter may not be prosecuted for any offense about which the party is required to provide evidence or testify, and the evidence and testimony may not be used against the party in any adjudicatory proceeding except a prosecution for aggravated perjury. For purposes of this subsection, “adjudicatory proceeding” means a proceeding before a court or any other agency of government in which the legal rights, powers, duties, or privileges of specified parties are determined.
Terms Used In Texas Penal Code 20A.04
- Agency: includes authority, board, bureau, commission, committee, council, department, district, division, and office. See Texas Penal Code 1.07
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Government: means :
(A) the state;
(B) a county, municipality, or political subdivision of the state; or
(C) any branch or agency of the state, a county, municipality, or political subdivision. See Texas Penal Code 1.07 - Testify: Answer questions in court.
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
(c) A conviction under this chapter may be had on the uncorroborated testimony of a party to the offense.