Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1/26/1987

Robinson v. Commonwealth

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503 N.E.2d 31
399 Mass. 131
1987 Mass. LEXIS 1116

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describing who constitutes “patient” for purposes of privilege under G. L. c. 233, § 20B
that some information patient communicated to psychiatrist was later repeated to others is irrelevant for purposes of waiver analysis
“That a client tells a friend what he also tells his attorney in no way undermines the attorney-client privilege as to what was communicated to the attorney.”
mother of critically ill child in hospital was entitled to assert protection of §20B privilege for report of her conversation with hospital staff psychiatrist, initiated by psychiatrist, concerning mother’s feelings about child’s critical health situation

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Judges: Hennessey, Liacos, Abrams, Nolan, Lynch

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