Legal Opinion
In re Kathleen M.
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided April 18, 1985No. 84-006; No. 84-007; No. 84-122PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDouglas, J.
These three cases are on appeal from the Merrimack County Probate Court (Cushing, J.) pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 7. They present the common issue whether the physician-patient privilege set forth in RSA 329:26 is applicable to involuntary commitment hearings pursuant to RSA chapter 135-B. We hold *381that no per se exception exists for such hearings, but that the physician-patient privilege is qualified and may be overcome by sufficiently compelling countervailing interests.
All three respondents timely excepted to the admission of testimony during their involuntary commitment hearings which…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Proctor v. ButlerSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1977
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