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State v. Byrd

Citations

  • 676 S.W.2d 494
  • 1984 Mo. LEXIS 302

How courts have described this case

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  • privilege protecting marital communications “is intended to encourage full disclosure and trust between the parties to a marriage”
  • no privilege where one party to the purported marriage is married to a third party
  • no privilege where one party to the purported marriage is married to a third party
  • Privilege “depends upon the maker’s intention that the communication be confidential * * *.”
  • Privilege \depends upon the maker's intention that the communication be confidential * * *.\
  • defendant planned a robbery involving multiple murders and carried it out

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Judges: Gunn

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