Lesbian tries to invoke spousal privilege to avoid testifying in lover’s murder trial
LOUISVILLE, KY , August 13, 2013 ( LifeSiteNews ) – A Kentucky woman whose same-sex lover stands accused of capital murder has refused to testify in the trial, citing spousal privilege , even though Kentucky does not recognize gay ‘ marriages ’ and the two are only joined in a civil union granted in Vermont . The woman’s attorneys say the complicated case could ultimately lead to a court-ordered reversal of Kentucky’s marriage amendment, which defines marriage as a union between one man and one woman. Bobbie Jo Clary Geneva Case, 49, has been called as a witness in the murder trial of her 37-year-old lover, Bobbie Jo Clary. Clary stands accused of bludgeoning 64-year-old George Murphy to death with a hammer before stealing his van. Prosecutors called Case as a witness because they say Clary confessed the murder to her, and because she saw the blood inside the victim's van after the killing. Case has refused to take the stand, arguing that spousal privilege, which le