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R.S. v. THOMPSON IN AND FOR CTY OF MARICOPA

No. 1 CA-SA 19-0080.

454 P.3d 1010 (2019)

Crime Victims R.S. and S.E., Petitioners, v. The Honorable Peter A. THOMPSON, Judge of the Superior Court of the State of Arizona, IN AND FOR the COUNTY OF MARICOPA, Respondent Judge, Teddy Carl Vanders, Real Party in Interest.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1.

FILED November 21, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jamie Balson Attorney at Law, Sun City, By Jamie Balson , Counsel for Petitioners.

Maricopa County Office of the Legal Advocate, Phoenix, By Elyse Anne Fune , James P. Leonard , Counsel for Real Party in Interest.

Chief Judge Peter B. Swann delivered the opinion of the court, in which Presiding Judge James B. Morse Jr. and Judge Kenton D. Jones joined.

OPINION

¶1 In this case, we hold that the physician-patient privilege does not yield to the request of a criminal defendant for information merely because that information may be helpful to his defense.

¶2 Teddy Carl Vanders is charged with second-degree murder. On his request, the superior court ordered...

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