STATE v. WOOD

No. 19918-8-I.

52 Wn. App. 159 (1988)

758 P.2d 530

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent, v. CHARLES EDWARD WOOD, JR., Appellant.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division One.

August 10, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lorne M. Grier, for appellant.

Norm Maleng, Prosecuting Attorney, and Donna Wise, Deputy, for respondent.


PEKELIS, J.

Charles E. Wood, Jr., was convicted of committing the crime of indecent liberties between the dates of January 1 and May 19, 1985, against J., a girl who turned 6 years old on March 4 of 1985. His sole contention on appeal is that the trial court erred in allowing his wife to testify over his objection. The trial court ruled that Wood could not invoke the spousal testimony privilege because he was acting as the victim's "guardian," as that term is used...

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