Baker v. State

Darrell Hickman, Justice.

We grant a rehearing on the issue of the doctor-patient privilege; and, finding no error was committed, affirm the conviction and sentence of Theodis Baker.

Theodis Baker, while in the Pulaski County jail, was treated for gonorrhea by the jail nurse. The trial court admitted into evidence the simple fact that he had been treated for gonorrhea. In our opinion in Baker v. State (May 24, 1982), we held this was error because Baker had “communicated” this information to the nurse and under Ark. Stat. Ann. § 28-1001, Rule 503 (b) (Repl. 1979), the information was…