{"data":{"id":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-5914","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"42 Pa.C.S. § 5914","heading":"Confidential communications between spouses.","body":"Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, in a criminal proceeding neither husband nor wife shall be competent or permitted to testify to confidential communications made by one to the other, unless this privilege is waived upon the trial.","path":["Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE","PART VI ACTIONS, PROCEEDINGS AND OTHER MATTERS GENERALLY","CHAPTER 59 DEPOSITIONS AND WITNESSES","SUBCHAPTER A WITNESSES GENERALLY CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS CIVIL MATTERS CERTAIN PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=42\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=59\u0026sctn=14\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-03 (Statute Update stamp, 42 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:33:14Z","sha256":"36d2ea03451780e7e7cdcebbf71e6a4e25c510593668a1571e2935fdeb50552c","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-5913","next":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-5915"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}