The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
Subchapter
001
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GENERALLY
(Cite as: 13 V.S.A. § 6601)
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§ 6601. Respondent as witness
In the trial of complaints, informations, indictments and other proceedings against
persons charged with crimes or offenses, the person so charged shall, at his or her
own request and not otherwise, be deemed a competent witness. The credit to be given
to his or her testimony shall be left solely to the jury, under the instructions of
the court but the failure of such person to testify shall not be a matter of comment
to the jury by either the court or the prosecutor and shall not be considered by the
jury as evidence against him or her.