Legal Opinion
State v. Maxon
Washington Supreme Court
Decided June 2, 1988No. 54407-7PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Andersen, J.—
Facts of Case
At issue in this case is whether this court should judicially adopt a parent-child privilege for confidential communications.
The appellants, David and Irene Maxon, are the parents of the adult defendant, Eric Maxon. Eric is charged with first degree murder in Walla Walla County. On May 18 and May 19, 1987, the defendant made statements about the case to his parents. They were made at the parents' home and also may have been made to the defendant's father at the police station. The trial court found that the statements were intended to be confidential. On May 21, the…
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