Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1/4/1980

Commonwealth v. Hess

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411 A.2d 830
270 Pa. Super. 501

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collecting Commonwealth v. Sanford, 580 A.2d 784, 789 (Pa.Super. 1990), abrogated on separate grounds, Crawford v. Washington, 541 U.S. 36 (2004
stating simple assertion of testimonial privilege does not establish its legitimacy
no claimant of a testimonial privilege can be the final arbiter of his own claim
statements by wife against defendant held admissible under res gestae exception; no mention of interspousal incompetency
in prosecution for simple and aggravated assault, statement by defendant’s wife after defendant had been apprehended, approximately one half hour after incident, admissible as excited utterance
applying precept to spousal privilege

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Judges: Price, Gates, Dowling

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