Against the Peace and Dignity of the State: Spousal Violence and Spousal Privilege

Authors

Malinda L. Seymore, Texas A&M University School of LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-1995

Journal Title

Texas Wesleyan Law Review

ISSN

1081-5449

Abstract

Every indictment in Texas ends with the phrase, "[a]gainst the peace and dignity of the State." This phrase is in recognition of the fact that crimes are not purely personal matters between a defendant and a victim, but are offenses against society as a whole. By enacting changes to its spousal privilege statute, Texas has an opportunity to demonstrate that domestic violence offends the peace and dignity of the state.

First Page

239

Last Page

278

Volume Number

2

Issue Number

2

Publisher

Texas Wesleyan University School of Law

Recommended Citation

Malinda L. Seymore, Against the Peace and Dignity of the State: Spousal Violence and Spousal Privilege, 2 Tex. Wesleyan L. Rev. 239 (1995).
Available at: https://scholarship.law.tamu.edu/facscholar/295