Moore v. Moore’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “"Adultery is a Class B misdemeanor, see § 13A-13-2, Ala. Code 1975, with a one-year limitations period, see § 15-3-2, Ala. Code 1975. Generally, a witness cannot invoke the privilege against self-incrimination if he is immune from prosecution or if the prosecution is barred by a statute of limitations. See 98 C.J.S. Witnesses § 437 (1957) ; 23 Am. Jur. 2d Depositions and Discovery § 38 (1985). 'A legal limitation of the time of prosecution is in practical effect an expurgation of the crime; so after the lapse of time fixed by law the privilege ceases.' 8 Wigmore on Evidence § 2279 (McNaughton rev. ed. 1961). The privilege against self-incrimination may be invoked to ward off a real danger, as opposed to a speculative possibility, of prosecution. Brown v. Walker , 161 U.S. 591 , 16 S.Ct. 644 , 40 L.Ed. 819 (1896)."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 238 So. 3d 85 - Edmondson v. Edmondson (Ex parte Edmondson)

2. “inquiries [were limited] to conduct occurring 'more than one year from the date of th[e] deposition.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 238 So. 3d 85 - Edmondson v. Edmondson (Ex parte Edmondson)