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HB 352 Criminal cases; testimony of husband and wife.

Introduced by: Joseph P. Johnson, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Privilege as to marital communications. Provides that spoken or written marital communications are completely privileged from disclosure, under a privilege held by both spouses which continues after the marriage is dissolved, except in cases where either spouse is charged with a crime or tort against each other or against the child of either spouse. Under current law, a spouse may disclose otherwise privileged marital communications so long as the disclosure is by a means other than examination in the action or testimony.


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