De Bardeleben v. State

[1] On the trial of the case, the wife of the defendant was, over the timely objection and exception of defendant and over her timely objection and protest, compelled to testify against her husband. It is not pretended by the Attorney General in brief that the court had the power or authority to compel the wife to testify in the case, over her objection and protest, but is contended that it was a privilege she alone could claim, and if wrong was done it was to her and not to the defendant, and hence he was not so injured as to warrant a reversal. To sustain this contention, we are cited to…