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People v. Sinohui

California Supreme Court

Decided June 13, 2002No. S094039PublishedCited by 60 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

BROWN, J.

California recognizes two marital privileges. First, a spouse may refuse to testify against the other spouse (spousal testimony privilege). (Evid. Code, § 970.) Second, a spouse may refuse to disclose or may prevent the other spouse from disclosing confidential communications between them during their marriage (marital communications privilege). (Evid. Code, § 980.) Despite recognizing these privileges, the Legislature has enacted numerous exceptions. (See Evid. Code, §§ 972, 985.) Today, we consider the scope of one of the exceptions common to both marital privileges in the…

2Cases cited35 opinions

  1. Elkins v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  2. Trammel v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. People v. GreenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1980
  4. United States v. BryanSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
  5. Santisas v. GoodinCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1998

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3Cited by60 opinions

  1. People v. LopezCalifornia Supreme Court · 2003
  2. People v. HagedornCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2005
  3. In Re ChaudharyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2009
  4. People v. GhebretensaeCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2013
  5. McKesson HBOC, Inc. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2004

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