People v. Covington

This case raises the issue of whether a photograph of a victim's injury taken by a physician assistant at the request of an investigating police officer falls under the physician-patient privilege, and if so, whether it is nonetheless admissible by operation of statute. 1 The trial court admitted the photo graph into evidence at Defendant Richard Covington's trial for a number of charges arising out of an incident in which he shot his wife through a bedroom wall. 2 The jury found Mr. Covington guilty of second degree assault, possession of more than eight ounces of marijuana, and misdemeanor…