McQueen v. State

William McQueen appeals from a conviction on a charge of bigamy. The appeal will he disposed of by the decision of one question, and that is whether or not the wife may be introduced by the state against the husband to prove the former marriage, where the husband is on trial for bigamy.

It is well settled that under the common law one spouse could not be introduced to establish a crime against the other, except where the crime was committed against the other spouse, such as assault and battery and like offenses; but we have a statute (section 1916, Code of 1906; section 1576, Hemingway’s Code)…