§ 12-17-10.1 - Spouse as witness in domestic or child abuse actions. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 12-17-10.1

   § 12-17-10.1  Spouse as witness in domesticor child abuse actions. – In any prosecution involving sexual assault, assault, or abuse committedagainst one's spouse or against a minor child of the defendant or of thedefendant's spouse, the judge may order the spouse of the defendant to givetestimony against the defendant notwithstanding the fact that the spouse mayhave been married to the defendant before, at the time of, or after thecommission of the offense, and notwithstanding the fact that the spouse may becalled as a witness during the existence of the marriage or after itsdissolution.