Trammel v. U.S., No. 78-5705 (U.S. Supreme Court) (445 U.S. 40; 100 S.Ct. 906) (February 27, 1980) (Justice Burger)
In this case, the Court held that the spousal testimony privilege belongs to the testifying spouse only and that her or she can testify against the defendant spouse if he or she so chooses. (Id., at 53). Thus, the effect of the decision was to take the spousal testimony privilege ...
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