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Hawkins v. United States (view source)
Revision as of 14:58, October 28, 2007
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In ''Hawkins v. United States'', 358 U.S. 74 (1958), the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] unanimously upheld (one concurrence) application of the [[Fifth Amendment]] to [[marital unity]] such that a criminal [[defendant]] has the right to prevent his spouse from testifying against him.
In ''Hawkins v. United States'', 358 U.S. 74 (1958), the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] unanimously upheld (one concurrence) application of the [[Fifth Amendment]] to [[marital unity]] such that a criminal [[defendant]] has the right to prevent his spouse from testifying against him.
This decision was partially overturned in [[United States v. Trammel]], leaving only a privilege to be held by the witness (and not the [[defendant]]) to decline to testify against her [[defendant]]-spouse.
This decision was partially overturned in [[United States v. Trammel]], leaving only a privilege to be held by the witness (and not by the [[defendant]]) to decline to testify against her [[defendant]]-spouse.
[[category:United States Supreme Court Cases]]
[[category:United States Supreme Court Cases]]
[[category:Fifth Amendment]]
[[category:Fifth Amendment]]