Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1/31/1992

Commonwealth v. Wilson

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602 A.2d 1290
529 Pa. 268
1992 Pa. LEXIS 35

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holding that defendant was not entitled to disclosure of victim’s records held by a rape crisis center where those records were protected by an absolute statutory privilege
stating that statements of legislators “may properly be considered as part of the contemporaneous legislative history”
finding that the Pennsylvania privilege is absolute and prohibits disclosure of records under any circumstances
finding that Pennsylvania privilege is absolute and prohibits disclosure of records under any circumstances
holding a statutory rape victim-counselor privilege to be absolute
absolute privilege denying access to victim's records with her sexual assault counselor did not violate defendant's constitutional rights to compulsory process and confrontation

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Judges: Nix, Larsen, Flaherty, Zappala, Papadakos, Cappy, McDermott

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