Gonzalez De Alba v. Commonwealth

OPINION

ROACH, Justice.

Appellant, Alejandro Gonzalez de Alba, was convicted in the Jefferson Circuit Court of murder and fourth-degree assault, and was sentenced to fifty years in prison. Appellant now asks that we reverse his convictions and remand the case for a new trial. He makes a single claim of error, namely, that the trial court improperly overruled his invocation of the spousal testimony privilege of KRE 504(a) to bar the testimony of his wife, Pauline Gonzalez, regarding the murder. We find no merit in his claim and affirm the judgment of the trial court.

I. Background

This case arose…