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Gay couple? seek spousal priviledge in murder trial..
Topic Started: Aug 11 2013, 03:41 PM (104 Views)
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NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - A legal debate over whether one member of a same-sex couple has spousal privilege that would shield her from testifying against her partner is at the heart of a capital murder case in politically conservative Kentucky.

Geneva Case, 49, does not want to testify in a Louisville court against her partner, Bobbie Jo Clary, 37, who is accused of beating George Murphy, 64, to death with a hammer in 2011 and then stealing his van.

Prosecutors say Case must testify because of her value as a witness, since she heard Clary admit to the slaying and also saw blood on the interior of the victim's van after the killing.

Clary says Murphy used a hammer to sexually assault her, and she defended herself by hitting him over the head.

Clary is also charged with tampering with evidence to cover up the crime. If convicted, Clary could face the death penalty.

Under Kentucky law, a person cannot be called to testify against his or her spouse. Most states have a similar type of law.

But Kentucky is not among the 13 states that have legalized gay marriage. In 2004, it amended the state constitution to define marriage as being a union between a man and a woman.

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http://news.yahoo.com/gay-couple-seeks-spousal-privilege-protection-kentucky-murder-110705290.html
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Oh, dear.
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Those sound like some real mean dieseltrucks!
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Bobbie Joe Clary and Geneva Case
Photographer: LOUISVILLE POLICE DEPT, WLKY, FAMILY PHOTO

Read more: http://www.kypost.com/dpps/news/national/kentucky-woman-wont-testify-against-same-sex-spouce-in-trial_8692196#ixzz2bl89rCfz
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OP.

Correct your error so we may continue.
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Should I have said lesbian couple? If not point it out PPSM.
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Aug 12 2013, 08:06 AM
Should I have said lesbian couple? If not point it out PPSM.
No. It's a spelling error.

I'm making you do the work, or you'll never learn.

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priviledge = privilege?
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:rofl :roll a man (str8 guy)trying to 'sexually assault' that bulldozer??!!! :?
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Aug 12 2013, 08:36 AM
priviledge = privilege?
Yay!
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Can't you just picture them taking turns tasting tuna?

Say it five times fast...
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Do you think they like to play 'stink-finger'?
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