United States Tenth Circuit

The district court properly declined the government's invitation to create a new exception allowing courts to compel adverse spousal testimony in cases involving allegations of child abuse.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/24/2005
• Published 05/24/2005

Judges

• LUCERO, Circuit Judge., Before KELLY, ANDERSON, and LUCERO, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Tenth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Marron Lee, Assistant United States Attorney (David C. Iglesias, United States Attorney with her on the brief), Albuquerque, NM, for the Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robert J. Gorence, Robert J. Gorence & Associates, P.C., Albuquerque, NM, for the Defendant-Appellee.