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U.S. v. BURTRUM

No. 93-5021.

17 F.3d 1299 (1994)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Wilkie Bill BURTRUM, Jr., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

February 25, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Nigh, Jr., Assistant Federal Public Defender, Tulsa, Oklahoma, for Defendant-Appellant.

Thomas Scott Woodward, Assistant United States Attorney, (F.L. Dunn, III, United States Attorney, with him on the brief), Tulsa, Oklahoma, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before KELLY, GODBOLD and MCWILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

PAUL KELLY, Jr., Circuit Judge.

Defendant-appellant Wilkie Bill Burtrum, Jr., appeals his conviction of sexually abusing two children in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2241(c) and 2244(a)(1). Mr. Burtrum argues that the district court erred when it admitted "privileged" testimony from his psychotherapist. Our jurisdiction arises under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. Because we hold that no psychotherapist evidentiary privilege exists in criminal child sexual abuse cases...

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