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U.S. v. Hardy, No. 09-72-P-JHR (D.Me.) (640 F.Supp.2d 75) (July 30, 2009) (Judge Magistrate)

Loaded on Jan. 11, 2010 published in Punch and Jurists January 11, 2010
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Dangerous Defendant Exception.

Here the Court held that the Psychotherapist-Patient Privilege can be overriden by the so-called Dangerous Defendant Exception.

In 2008, the defendant in this case, Alvin Hardy, who had a history of mental illness, went to an emergency room at the Maine Medical Center, complaining of high blood pressure. While being ...

 

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