White v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis
2004
Citation profile
7
cited by 7 later decisions
2
states following
June 2017
most recently cited
7 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Illinois v. Gates · Gray v. Lucas, Warden, Et Al. · Slaven v. Commonwealth · Eldred v. Commonwealth · Commonwealth v. Sapp
Most-quoted passages
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“The Rule states that the privilege may only be asserted by the person holding the privilege. [Appellant's wife] did not assert the privilege at the hearing, but chose to testify. Appellant did not assert the marital privilege at the time of her testimony. Thus, appellant cannot complain at this stage since he thereby waived the spousal privilege by not asserting it.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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