Admissibility in evidence of eye witness testimony
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/us/usc/t18/s3502
Title
18 — Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Chapter
PTII/CH223
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17
Section Text
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The testimony of a witness that he saw the accused commit or participate in the commission of the crime for which the accused is being tried shall be admissible in evidence in a criminal prosecution in any trial court ordained and established under article III of the Constitution of the United States.
(Added Pub. L. 90–351, title II, § 701(a), June 19, 1968, 82 Stat. 211.)
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