Competency of spouses to testify

Va. Code Ann. § 19.2-271.1
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Persons married to each other shall be competent witnesses to testify for or against each other in criminal cases, except as otherwise provided. Code 1950, § 8-287; 1977, c. 624; 2020, c. 900 .
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