Court of Appeals of Arizona· 6/18/2001

State v. Wilson

Citations

26 P.3d 1161
200 Ariz. 390

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stating that physician-patient privilege is not absolute as legislature has created exceptions
distinguishing Benton; holding that physician-patient privilege barred disclosure of records of criminal defendant accused of worker’s compensation fraud
noting that a major purpose behind the Arizona Legislature’s enactments furthering patient privacy and extending testimonial privileges to written medical records is to “encourag[e] full and frank disclosure of medical history and symptoms by a patient to his doctor”
declining to carve out a broad “crime–fraud exception” to a defendant’s right to assert the physician–patient privilege
declining to carve out a broad “crime-fraud exception” to a defendant’s right to assert the physician-patient privilege
“In construing statutes, we have a duty to interpret 27 them in a way that promotes consistency, harmony, and function.”

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Judges: Pelander, Brammer, Flórez

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