The fraud exception that allows spouses to testify against each other does not apply to testimony relating to confidential marital communications, the Superior Court has ruled.
A unanimous three-judge panel held Jan. 13 that the fraud exception should be limited to Section 5923 of Title 42, on spouses as witnesses against each other, because the General Assembly has deemed confidential marital communications worthy of special protection.
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