State v. Pierson’s Empirical Analysis

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130 state decisions

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The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 130 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““[General Statutes] Sec. 52-146d. (Formerly Sec. 52-146a). privileged COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN PSYCHIATRIST AND PATIENT. DEFINITIONS. As used in sections 52-146c to 52-146Í, inclusive: “(1) ‘Authorized representative’ means (A) a person empowered by a patient to assert the confidentiality of communications or records which are privileged under sections 52-146c to 52-146Í, inclusive, or (B) if a patient is deceased, his personal representative or next of kin, or (C) if a patient is incompetent to assert or waive his privileges hereunder, (i) a guardian or conservator who has been or is appointed to act for the patient, or (ii) for the purpose of maintaining confidentiality until a guardian or conservator is appointed, the patient’s nearest relative; “(2) ‘Communications and records’ means all oral and written communications and records thereof relating to diagnosis or treatment of a patient’s mental condition between the patient and a psychiatrist, or between a member of the patient’s family and a psychiatrist, or between any of such persons and a person participating under the supervision of a psychiatrist in the accomplishment of the objectives of diagnosis and treatment, wherever made, including communications and records which occur in or are prepared at a mental health facility; “(3) ‘Consent’ means consent given in writing by the patient or his authorized representative.””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Pierson · 1992 Conn. Super. Ct. 5107 - Short v. State, No. 298291 (Jun. 3, 1992)

2. “`Consent' is expressly required by subsection (a) of 52-146e for disclosure of psychiatric communications or records and is defined in 52-146d (3) to mean `consent given in writing by the patient or his authorized representative.' Subsection (b) of 52-146e requires that `[a]ny consent given to waive confidentiality shall specify to what person or what agency the information is to be disclosed and to what use it will be put.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 1995 Conn. Super. Ct. 4921 - Fierman v. Ratzan, No. Cv 94 070 50 51 (May 9, 1995)

3. “All communications and records . . . shall be confidential. . . . [N]o person may disclose or transmit any communications and records or the substance or any part or any resume thereof which identify a patient to any person, corporation or governmental agency without the consent of the patient.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 1992 Conn. Super. Ct. 5107 - Short v. State, No. 298291 (Jun. 3, 1992)