Legal Opinion
State v. Kemah
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided November 4, 2008No. SC 18148PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KATZ, J.
The sole issue in the state’s interlocutory public interest appeal 2 is whether the trial court improperly departed from the ruling of State v. Esposito, 192 Conn. 166, 179-80, 471 A.2d 949 (1984), and its progeny when it ordered full disclosure of a complainant’s confidential mental health records to the defense based solely on the complainant’s prior consent to the disclosure of such records to the police and prosecuting authorities. The state contends that the trial court relied on Appellate Court case law that is contrary to controlling law and against public policy. We…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Pennsylvania v. RitchieSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Home Insurance v. Aetna Life & Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- State v. EspositoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
- State v. ColtonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
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3Cited by20 opinions
- State v. OutingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2010
- State v. CECIL J.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2009
- Boyd v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 2011
- State of Connecticut v. David N.J.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2011
- State v. FieldingSupreme Court of Connecticut · 2010
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