Section 19-13-13 - (Rule 504(b)) Criminal defendant's privilege as to communication with spouse.
19-13-13. (Rule 504(b)) Criminal defendant's privilege as to communication with spouse. An accused in a criminal proceeding has a privilege to prevent his spouse from testifying as to any confidential communication between the accused and the spouse.
Source: CCivP 1877, § 446, subdiv 1; SL 1879, ch 17, § 1; CL 1887, § 5260, subdiv 1; SL 1901, ch 105; RCCivP 1903, § 486, subdiv 1; SL 1911, ch 249; SL 1913, ch 371; RC 1919, § 2717 (1); SL 1921, ch 412; SDC 1939 & Supp 1960, § 36.0101 (1); SL 1967, ch 148; SDCL, § 19-2-1; Supreme Court Rule 78-2, Rule 504 (b).