726.4  Husband or wife may be witness.

In all prosecutions under section 726.3, 726.5 or 726.6, the husband or wife is a competent witness for the state and may testify to relevant acts or communications between them.

Section History: Early form

  [S13, § 4775-b; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 13231; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, § 731.2; C79, 81, § 726.4]

Section History: Recent form

  83 Acts, ch 37, § 6

Internal References

  Referred to in § 600B.29

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