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State v. Allman

Citations

  • 352 S.E.2d 116
  • 177 W. Va. 365
  • 1986 W. Va. LEXIS 594

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  • holding a delay of eleven months “was not so long as to be prima facie excessive”
  • A criminal defendant is entitled to require disclosure of psychiatric records of a material witness, pursuant to W. Va.Code, 27-3-1(b) [1986], in order to establish that a psychiatric disorder has effected a witness' credibility
  • by statute, privileged information is discoverable “pursuant to an order of any court based upon a finding that said information is sufficiently relevant to a proceeding before the court to outweigh the importance of maintaining the confidentiality established by [the statute].”

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Judges: Brotherton

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