Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 38.21 : CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — EVIDENCE IN CRIMINAL ACTIONS — Statement TEXT PDF A statement of an accused may be used in evidence against him if it appears that the same was freely and voluntarily made without compulsion or persuasion, under the rules hereafter prescribed. Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 38.21 Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 935, ch. 348, Sec. 1, eff. 8/29/1977. Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.