People v. Camon
Husband-wife privilege applies only to confidential communications, not to observations that could have been made by a third party.
People v. Nash
Exceptions to attorney/client privilege for future crimes and physical evidence as opposed to communications.
State v. Dikstaal
Marital communication privilege does not protect communication between a man and a woman made before marriage.
State v. Bleeker
Marital privilege criticized.
Trammel v. United States
A witness spouse alone has the privilege to refuse to testify adversely and may be neither compelled to testify nor foreclosed from testifying.
Navarre v. Navarre
Filing custody suit and submitting to court-ordered psychological examination and introduction of the psychological report doe not constitute waiver of physician-patient privilege and mandate testimony of wife’s treating physician.
Bishop v. Goins
Marital counseling records of custodial father and his second wife are discoverable. Second wife’s mental health is relevant to the best interests of the children.
Freshwater v. Freshwater
Mother’s psychiatric records not discoverable as such an order would violate psychotherapist-patient privilege. Mental condition not put at issue by asking for custody.
State v. Dalton
Husband-wife privilege is waived by subsequent disclosure.
State v. Doney
No marital privilege for spouses who are agents in illegal transactions.