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Originally Posted by slayda
Probably did it because a wife (in the US) can't testify against her husband. (Well actually she can't be made to testify against him. I think she still can if she wants to.) 
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She cannot testify to anything that might be protected under the "spousal privelege" rules. He would have to waive his rights to all such protected communications.
She can testify to things that are not considered protected communications, if she wants to, that is.