LACY, Justice.
In this case we consider whether Va. Code § 19.2-271.2 was properly applied to allow one spouse to testify against the other in a criminal proceeding.
Jimmie Donald Creech was indicted for arson, Code § 18.2-77. The indictment charged that he "unlawfully and feloniously in the nighttime, maliciously burn[ed] a dwelling usually occupied, belonging to Jimmie Donald Creech." At trial, Creech's estranged wife, Vera Creech, testified that...
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