Art. 38.073. TESTIMONY OF INMATE WITNESSES    


In a proceeding in the prosecution of a criminal offense in which an inmate in the custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is required to testify as a witness, any deposition or testimony of the inmate witness may be conducted by a video teleconferencing system in the manner described by Article 27.18.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 788, Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2001. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1031 , Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1341 , Sec. 7, eff. June 17, 2011.