Legal Opinion
State v. Roach
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided August 5, 1996No. 38A02-9601-CR-1PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FRIEDLANDER, Judge.
Paul L. Roach was charged with Battery 1 , a class A misdemeanor, for allegedly beating his wife Brenda L. Roach and causing bodily injury to her. After the trial court entered a judgment acquitting Roach of the charge, the State brought this appeal. This court has jurisdiction to hear this case pursuant to Ind.Code § 35-88-4-2(4) (West 1986) and Rule 4(A) of the Indiana Rules of Appellate Procedure. 2
We hold that the trial court erred in determining that the spousal testimonial privilege rule applied to the facts of this case. Rule 501 of the Indiana Rules of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Trammel v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Hawkins v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- United States v. Cornell ByrdCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Terre Haute Regional Hospital, Inc. v. TruebloodIndiana Supreme Court · 1992
- Shepherd v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1971
5 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by7 opinions
- State v. FarberIndiana Court of Appeals · 1997
- State v. WilsonIndiana Supreme Court · 2005
- Van Donk v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1997
- Glover v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2005
- Glover v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2004
2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.