Judge agrees with marital privilege defense in Martinez case
A judge said Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr.'s wife does not have to answer certain questions related to his criminal case because of a martial privilege statute.
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A judge said Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr.'s wife does not have to answer certain questions related to his criminal case because of a martial privilege statute.
Four days after issuing an order to unseal certain documents in Sheriff Oscar Martinez’s criminal case, a judge has ordered certain portions be redacted.
The Lake County Sheriff filed a motion Thursday night to ask for clarification on a judge's order related to access to certain records in his criminal case.
Melissa Martinez confirmed in the May 18, 2022 deposition that she saw her husband drinking during a Sept. 18, 2021, breast cancer benefit at Buddy & Pal's Place.
The questions purportedly relate to information collected in a deposition by Martinez's spouse that attorneys said is confidential to "marital privilege."