State v. Crawford

— This case presents two issues: (1) whether a defendant waives an objection under the confrontation *427clause to the admission of his wife’s hearsay statements by exercising his marital privilege to prevent his spouse from testifying; and (2) whether the wife’s statements are otherwise admissible as an exception to the hearsay rule or as an interlocking confession. We hold that a defendant does not waive his confrontation rights when he invokes the marital privilege. We also conclude that the statements here are admissible because the wife’s statements interlock with those of her husband and…