Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Meachum v. LaFrance

419 U.S. 1080

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1974-12-16
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • if wife’s decision to waive spousal privilege and testify at husband’s first trial was not voluntary, then use of her prior recorded testimony at husband’s second trial “offends fundamental fairness”

Citator

UpLaw has not yet analyzed Meachum v. LaFrance. The absence of a flag is not a finding that it is good law.

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