United States v. Seminole

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The Ninth Circuit affirmed defendant's convictions for strangling and assaulting his wife, holding that the trial court did not err by compelling defendant's wife from testifying against him. The panel rejected defendant's argument that the Supreme Court in Trammel v. United States, 445 U.S. 40 (1980), dramatically altered the spousal privilege landscape. Rather, Wyatt v. United States's, 362 U.S. 525 (1960), "spouse as victim" holding dictates that the district court correctly compelled the testimony of defendant's wife. View "United States v. Seminole" on Justia Law