Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 4/24/1992

Commonwealth v. Smith

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606 A.2d 939
414 Pa. Super. 208
1992 Pa. Super. LEXIS 1257

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holding that psychiatric records not in the Commonwealth’s possession, but held at the treating facility, were “absolutely privileged and shielded from discovery, absent the consent of the parties.”
holding that psychiatric records not in the Commonwealth’s possession but which are held at a treating facility are not discoverable and are privileged absent the consent of the patient
finding that apparent inconsistency where the jury found the appellant guilty of the conspiracy charge while finding him not guilty of delivery and possession was not grounds for relief
finding waiver where appellant failed to object at trial to court’s limitation of cross-examination
agreement necessary to establish conspiracy may be inferred from relationship of the parties and circumstances of the crime
Superior Court will not review claim on appeal if not called to trial court's attention at time when any alleged error could be corrected

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Judges: Olszewski, Beck, Tamilia

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