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IN RE KNAPP

No. M-2654.

536 So.2d 1330 (1988)

In re Gary A. KNAPP, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

December 14, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dan W. Webb, Shuttleworth, Smith & Webb, Tupelo, for appellant.

John R. Reeves, Jackson, for appellee.

Before ROY NOBLE LEE, C.J., and ROBERTSON and ANDERSON, JJ.

I.

ROBERTSON, Justice, for the Court:

Against the backdrop of soap operaish facts, a pastor, charged with indiscretions — and potentially much more — seeks extraordinary relief. He has been ordered jailed for refusal to answer at a deposition in a tort action in which he is the defendant. Eschewing the priest-penitent privilege, the pastor seeks higher authority and invokes the Fifth Amendment.

We hold that the pastor does indeed enjoy...

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