CALIFORNIA EVIDENCE: CIVIL AND CRIMINAL
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Privileges
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Psychotherapist-Patient Privilege
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2 Cards On This Topic:
D's statements to therapist threatening others may be protected by attorney-client privilege even if no longer confidential because revealed to intended Vs.
Even when D tenders mental condition, statements made to court-appointed psychiatrists who reported to D's attorney in preparation for trial still privileged.