# Criminal Evidence Act 1898, Section 2: Evidence of person charged.


Where the only witness to the facts of the case called by the defence is the person charged, he shall be called as a witness immediately after the close of the evidence for the prosecution.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/61-62/36/section/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-evidence-act-1898/section-2
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