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STATE v. PELLEY

No. 71S03-0403-CR-134.

828 N.E.2d 915 (2005)

STATE of Indiana, Appellant (Plaintiff below), v. Robert Jeffrey PELLEY, Appellee (Defendant below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

June 14, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steve Carter, Attorney General of Indiana, Jodi Kathryn Stein, Indianapolis, for Appellant.

George E. Horn, Jr., Jesse M. Barrett, Barnes & Thornburg, South Bend, for Appellee.

RUCKER, Justice.

Because of a statutorily created privilege, communication to a social worker from the social worker's client is protected from disclosure. But the privilege does not extend to communication taking place before the statute was enacted.

Facts and Procedural History

In 2002, Robert Jeffrey Pelley ("Pelley") was charged with the April 29, 1989 slayings of his father—Reverend Robert Pelley, stepmother—Dawn Pelley, and two...

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