STATE v. BARRETT

No. 19-1697.

952 N.W.2d 308 (2020)

STATE of Iowa, Appellee, v. Patrick J. BARRETT Jr., Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Filed December 23, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martha J. Lucey , State Appellate Defender, and Mary K. Conroy (argued), Assistant Appellate Defender, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller , Attorney General, Louis S. Sloven (argued), Assistant Attorney General, and Vanessa E. Strazdas , County Attorney, for appellee.


The State charged Patrick Barrett with sexual abuse of a child. Barrett requested the child's privileged mental health and counseling records to use in his defense to the charges. The district court privately reviewed the requested records without the parties present as required by statute, but determined the records contained...

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