Legal Opinion
State v. Martin
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided July 17, 1998No. 22790-8-IIPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHoughton, C.J.
— Pastor Rich Hamlin appeals a trial court order finding him in contempt for refusing to provide testimony in the criminal trial of Scott Anthony Martin, whom the State charged with second degree murder for the death of his infant son. We hold that Martin’s statements to Pastor Hamlin, to the extent they were confidential, are privileged under RCW 5.60.060(3). We, therefore, reverse and remand for further proceedings.
FACTS
Pastor Hamlin is an ordained minister of the Evangelical Reformed Church of Tacoma. On July 7, 1997, Leona Harri, Scott Martin’s mother, contacted Pastor Hamlin at the…
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