Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Vaughn v. Municipal Court, Los Angeles Judicial District

393 U.S. 856

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1968-10-14
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • reversing conviction because the district court erred in requiring the marital privilege to be asserted before the jury, if at all, and allowing prosecutorial comment on de fendant’s wife’s failure to testify, which effectively destroyed the spousal privilege

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