State v. Hall

Peter B. Arele, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal from a Lawrence County Common Pleas Court judgment denying a request by Todd M. Hall, defendant below and appellant herein, to seal his court-ordered psychiatric evaluation(s) and to excuse his presence from all future commitment hearings. 2 The following errors are assigned for our review:

First Assignment of Error:

“The trial court erred to the prejudice of defendant by its denial of defendant-appellant’s motion to seal medical records, which violated defendant-appellant’s right of privacy, the physician-patient privilege, and the dictates of…