Glover v. State

BOEHM, Justice.

In the course of Glover's trial for murder, the State called his wife to testify against him. In this interlocutory appeal, Glover challenges the denial of his motion to suppress her testimony. We hold that a court cannot require the wife to testify as to confidential communications between her and Glover, but the marital privilege does not bar her voluntary testimony.

Factual and Procedural Background

In November 1999 Kamaljeet Dhaliwal, a native of India, moved to the United States and married Andrew Abdul, a United States citizen. Dhaliwal and Abdul were divorced in December…