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STATE v. MAXON

No. 54407-7.

110 Wn.2d 564 (1988)

756 P.2d 1297

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, Respondent, v. ERIC YALE MAXON, Defendant, DAVID MAXON, ET AL, Appellants.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

June 2, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael E. De Grasse, for appellants.

Donald W. Schacht, Prosecuting Attorney, and James L. Nagle, Deputy, for respondent.

ANDERSEN, J.

FACTS OF CASE

At issue in this case is whether this court should judicially adopt a parent-child privilege for confidential communications.

The appellants, David and Irene Maxon, are the parents of the adult defendant, Eric Maxon. Eric is charged with first degree murder in Walla Walla County. On May 18 and May 19, 1987, the defendant made statements about the case to his parents. They were made at the parents' home and also may have...

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