You’ll go in with “just the facts” and the court will await you with “just the law”.
“Your honor, this man insisted on having sex with me, but I didn’t want to. That didn’t stop him at all. He slapped me silly, then held me down and had his way with me, leaving me bruised, bleeding, and violated. He’s a cruel rapist. Please find him guilty.”
“Sir, are those all the facts of the matter? Is that really what happened?”
“Yeah, so what? I’m her husband.”
“Oh. Well, then, ma’m, why weren’t you more forthcoming about that when pressing your charges? You should know that the laws against rape don’t apply to married couples. You’ve just wasted the court’s valuable time. Case dismissed.”
You’ll go in with “just the facts” and the court will await you with “just the law”.
“Your honor, this man insisted on having sex with me, but I didn’t want to. That didn’t stop him at all. He slapped me silly, then held me down and had his way with me, leaving me bruised, bleeding, and violated. He’s a cruel rapist. Please find him guilty.”
“Sir, are those all the facts of the matter? Is that really what happened?”
“Yeah, so what? I’m her husband.”
“Oh. Well, then, ma’m, why weren’t you more forthcoming about that when pressing your charges? You should know that the laws against rape don’t apply to married couples. You’ve just wasted the court’s valuable time. Case dismissed.”