Legal Opinion
State v. Wilson
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided November 2, 2005No. 49S05-0501-CR-6PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOEHM, Justice.
We hold that one spouse is not precluded from testifying in a criminal prosecution of the other.
Factual and Procedural Background
In January 1999, Dow and Heidi Wilson, husband and wife, were approved for subsidized Section 8 housing. After the Indianapolis Housing Authority received a tip alleging that some of the information in the Wilsons' Section 8 housing applications was fraudulent, an investigation revealed questionable items in the application, and both Dow and Heidi were charged with welfare fraud and theft. The State granted Heidi use immunity in exchange for her…
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