In the Interest of: J.M.G., a Minor

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

In the Interest of: J.M.G., a Minor

202 A.3d 42

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania·Decided February 13, 2019·No. 550 MAL 2018 (Granted)·Published·Cited by 2 cases

Opinion

PER CURIAM .

AND NOW, this 13 ^th day of February, 2019, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issue, as stated by Petitioner, is:

Where the trial court violates the psychiatrist/patient privilege of a minor who had previously been placed in a juvenile delinquency facility and ordered to participate in ongoing mental health treatment, and where the trial court allowed, over objection, statements made by the juvenile to his psychiatrist and/or psychologist to be provided to the Sexual Offender Assessment Board (SOAB) pursuant to an Act 21 civil commitment procedure, is the violation harmless error?

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PER CURIAM .

AND NOW, this 13 ^th day of February, 2019, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issue, as stated by Petitioner, is:

Where the trial court violates the psychiatrist/patient privilege of a minor who had previously been placed in a juvenile delinquency facility and ordered to participate in ongoing mental health treatment, and where the trial court allowed, over objection, statements made by the juvenile to his psychiatrist and/or psychologist to be provided to the Sexual Offender Assessment Board (SOAB) pursuant to an Act 21 civil commitment procedure, is the violation harmless error?

In the Interest of: J.M.G., a Minor, 202 A.3d 42 (Pa. 2019).

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