Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant's contentions, the trial court did not err in permitting the defendant's wife to testify that the defendant admitted to setting the fire at issue in this case. CPLR 4502 (b), which is also applicable to criminal proceedings (see, CPL 60.10), provides that "[a] husband or wife shall not be required, or, without consent of the other if living, allowed, to disclose a confidential communication made...
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