In Re Grand Jury Investigation. Vickie Hipes (A Witness) v. United States

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• holding that a witness before a grand jury should not be compelled to choose among perjury, contempt or disloyalty to his spouse
• noting that because marital communications are presumptively confidential, it is “necessary for the party seeking to avoid the privilege to overcome the presumption”
• noting that because marital communications are presumptively confidential, it is “necessary for the party seeking to avoid the privilege to overcome the presumption”

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