Supreme Court of Connecticut· 8/14/1979
State v. Toste
Citations
- 178 Conn. 626
- 424 A.2d 293
- 1979 Conn. LEXIS 897
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- psychiatrist’s testimony in trial where defendant pled insanity covered by defendant’s attorney-client privilege even though psychiatric exam ordered by court on defense attorney’s motion
- psychiatrist's testimony in trial where defendant pled insanity covered by defendant's attorney-client privilege even though psychiatric exam ordered by court on defense attorney's motion
- reversible error to allow state to call psychologist who examined defendant at request of defendant’s attorney
- prosecution use of defense psychologist as witness violated attorney-client privilege and sixth amendment
- prosecution use of defense psychologist as witness violated attorney-client privilege and sixth amendment
- privilege bars state from calling as witness psychiatric expert “retained by a criminal defendant or by his counsel for the sole propose of aiding the accused and his counsel in the preparation of his defense”
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Judges: Cotter, Loiselle, Bogdanski, Longo, Peters
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45 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Home Insurance v. Aetna Life & Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1995-08-15· cited 492×
- State v. RossSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1994-07-26· cited 228×
- State v. HinckleySupreme Court of Connecticut· 1985-12-17· cited 169×
- State v. JonesSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1984-04-24· cited 160×
- State v. JonesWashington Supreme Court· 1983-07-21· cited 113×
- Olson v. Accessory Controls & Equipment Corp.Supreme Court of Connecticut· 2000-08-08· cited 110×
- State v. StorlazziSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1983-09-13· cited 99×
- State v. McCallSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1982-05-11· cited 99×
- State v. TosteSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1986-02-11· cited 99×
- State v. SantiagoSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1998-07-14· cited 99×
- State v. MalaveSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1999-09-21· cited 89×
- State v. CohaneSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1984-06-26· cited 88×
- State v. TorrenceSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1985-06-11· cited 86×
- State v. RossSupreme Court of Connecticut· 2004-06-01· cited 85×
- State v. KellySupreme Court of Connecticut· 1988-07-26· cited 81×
- State v. GethersSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1984-07-03· cited 76×
- State v. CarterSupreme Court of Missouri· 1982-08-31· cited 63×
- State v. BurakSupreme Court of Connecticut· 1986-12-09· cited 62×
- State v. CaseySupreme Court of Connecticut· 1986-08-19· cited 56×
- People v. KnucklesIllinois Supreme Court· 1995-04-20· cited 52×
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