§ 22-15. Testimony against one's self - Restraint during trial and prior to conviction.
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No person can be compelled in a criminal action to be witness against himself; nor can a person charged with a public offense be subjected before conviction to any more restraint than is necessary for his detention to answer the charge, and in no event shall he be tried before a jury while in chains or shackles.
R.L.1910, § 5549; Laws 1953, p. 97, § 1.