U.S. v. PARKER

No. 86-5166.

834 F.2d 408 (1987)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Russell Thomas PARKER, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided December 3, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Palmer Fishwick, Jr., for defendant-appellant.

Jennie L. Montgomery, Asst. U.S. Atty. (John P. Alderman, U.S. Atty., on brief), for plaintiff-appellee.

Before POWELL, Associate Justice (Retired), United States Supreme Court, sitting by designation; WINTER, Chief Judge, and WILKINS, Circuit Judge.


POWELL, Associate Justice:

This case presents the question whether certain testimony by the appellant's wife concerning statements made to her by appellant should have been excluded as inadmissible under the confidential marital communications privilege. We think these statements were properly admitted. Moreover, we find that other arguments advanced by appellant do not present substantial questions. Accordingly, we affirm.

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Appellant Russell Thomas...

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