Gonzalez v. State’s Empirical Analysis
2000
Citation profile
1
cited by 1 later decisions
1
states following
May 2001
most recently cited
1 state decisions
Appellate journey
reviewedthe decision below (from Texas 339th Judicial District Court)
Relationships
Relies on Tompkins v. Texas · Duncan v. Cessna Aircraft Co. · Romero v. State · Tompkins v. State · Henderson v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“[a] person has a privilege to refuse to disclose and to prevent another from disclosing a confidential communication by the person to a member of the clergy in the member’s professional character as spiritual advisor.” Tex.R. Evid. 505(b). A communication is "confidential” under the rule "if made privately and not intended for further disclosure except to other persons present in furtherance of the purpose of the communication.” TexR. Evid. 505(a)(2). California Evidence Code § 1032 provides in part that "a penitent, whether or not a party, has a privilege to refuse to disclose, and to prevent another from disclosing, a penitential communication.” Cal. Evid.Code § 1033. A "penitential communication”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Gonzalez v. State
How this case has been treated — in progress
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