Legal Opinion
State v. Martin
Washington Supreme Court
Decided May 6, 1999No. 67254-7PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
Petitioner State of Washington seeks review of a decision of the Court of Appeals, Division Two, which reversed and remanded to the Pierce County Superior Court for further proceedings that court’s decision interpreting the clergy-penitent privilege statute, RCW 5.60-.060(3), and reversing its order holding an ordained minister in contempt of court for refusing to testify in a deposition for the State of Washington in a case against a defendant charged with second-degree murder in the death of his three-month-old son. We granted review. We affirm.
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