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COM. v. STEWART

436 Pa.Super. 262 (1994)

647 A.2d 597

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA v. David G. STEWART, Jr. Appeal of the ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF ALLENTOWN.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided August 2, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maura K. Quinlan, Harrisburg, for appellant.

Michael Dennehy, Danville, for appellee.

Before BECK, POPOVICH and HOFFMAN, JJ.

BECK, Judge.

We address inter alia the scope of the Confidential Communications to Clergymen provision of 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 5943.

Appellee David Stewart (Stewart), was charged with the murder of Reverend Leo Heineman (the victim). Prior to trial, Stewart served a subpoena duces tecum on the Roman Catholic Diocese of Allentown (the Diocese), seeking a variety of documents he claimed were relevant to his defense. The Diocese opposed the requests...

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