CROOM v. U.S.

No. 86-222.

546 A.2d 1006 (1988)

Charlie CROOM, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided August 31, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard S. Stolker, Rockville, Md., appointed by the court, for appellant.

Charles E. Ambrose, Jr., Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Joseph E. diGenova, U.S. Atty. at the time the brief was filed, and Michael W. Farrell, Asst. U.S. Atty., Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before MACK, NEWMAN, and TERRY, Associate Judges.


MACK, Associate Judge:

Mr. Croom appeals his convictions for carnal knowledge, D.C.Code § 22-2801 (1981), and taking indecent liberties with a minor child, D.C.Code § 22-3501(a) (1981 & 1987 Supp.).1 He contends that the trial court erred in compelling the testimony, at trial, of his spouse, despite her assertion of the marital privilege under D.C.Code § 14-306(a) (1981).

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