Bobo v. State

In my view the defendant will be denied the right of confrontation under the majority opinion. The witness will be allowed to give testimony identifying the defendant as the perpetrator of the crime, but the defendant will be denied what might prove to be critical cross-examination of the witness on that subject because the area he wishes to explore is shrouded in secrecy by the psychiatrist-patient privilege. A defendant must be afforded the right to confront the witnesses against him. At the same time there is a very great need in our society for protection of communications between…