Comments on: September 10 roundup https://www.overlawyered.com/2019/09/september-10-roundup-3/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Tue, 10 Sep 2019 18:33:53 +0000 hourly 1 By: Hugo S Cunningham https://www.overlawyered.com/2019/09/september-10-roundup-3/comment-page-1/#comment-355989 Tue, 10 Sep 2019 18:33:53 +0000 https://www.overlawyered.com/?p=73550#comment-355989 I could go along with allowing voluntary testimony of spouses for serious crimes (as in this case). But it would be terrible to *compel* testimony of spouses– forcing them to choose between loyalty to the person they love, and the harsh sanctions for perjury or contempt of court.

]]> By: Bob Lipton https://www.overlawyered.com/2019/09/september-10-roundup-3/comment-page-1/#comment-355988 Tue, 10 Sep 2019 12:41:27 +0000 https://www.overlawyered.com/?p=73550#comment-355988 Judge Nakamura clearly has an agenda in the case where she seeks to abolish the spousal privilege exemption. Her other denials range from good (“ineffective counsel” is the claim of anyone ever convicted) to questionable. Certainly, holding that the testimony of ex-wives was not key in the conviction, means there’s no need to consider spousal privilege. Abolishing spousal privilege because trials are “justice-seeking” is way beyond the cherry-on-top definition.

Bob

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