IN RE ROVNER

Misc. No. 74-143.

377 F.Supp. 954 (1974)

In re Grand Jury Proceedings Susan ROVNER, Witness.

United States District Court, E. D. Pennsylvania.

June 14, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald J. Goldberg, Philadelphia, Pa., for Susan Rovner.

Richard Galli, Asst. U. S. Atty., Philadelphia, Pa., for Government.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

NEWCOMER, District Judge.

A grand jury investigating one Robert Rovner has subpoenaed his wife, Susan Rovner, to obtain from her handwriting and/or handwriting samples. Mrs. Rovner refuses to comply with the subpoena, claiming that by giving handwriting samples she would be violating her privilege against testifying adversely to her husband. For the reasons stated below, we find the marital privilege to be inapplicable here and we will...

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