United States v. Seminole
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
865 F.3d 1150 (2017)

- Written by Darius Dehghan, JD
Facts
Leon Seminole (defendant) was charged with strangling and assaulting his wife, Maxine Limberhand. The government (plaintiff) called Limberhand as a witness, but Limberhand did not want to testify against Seminole. The district-court judge compelled Limberhand to testify against Seminole, finding that the spousal-testimonial privilege did not apply. Subsequently, the jury convicted Seminole. Seminole appealed.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Owens, J.)
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