Legal Opinion
People v. Fitzgerald
New York County Courts
Decided November 14, 1979PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Gerard E. Delaney, J.
The issue of first impression before this court is whether there exists a "parent-child” privilege which would prevent forced disclosure by the State of confidential communications between a parent and a child of any age when the parties to such communication mutually assert such a privilege.
In the opinion of this court, such a privilege can and does exist, grounded in law, logic, morality and ethics.
This case came for trial before this court on October 29, 1979, following its remittal by the Court of Appeals on November 30, 1978 (People v Fitzgerald,…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Griswold v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Snyder v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Prince v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Moore v. City of East ClevelandSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- People v. HobsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
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3Cited by42 opinions
- Cabello v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1985
- United States v. Mohammed IsmailCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
- People v. SandersIllinois Supreme Court · 1983
- In Re Grand Jury ProceedingsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
- Three Juveniles v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
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