Psychotherapist-patient privilege does not bar testimony in involuntary commitment proceedings when treating psychiatrist discloses statements revealing patient's imminent danger to himself.
Dissemination statute implicitly required knowledge that recipient was a minor, preventing First Amendment overbreadth chilling protected speech.
Conviction affirmed; interested adult rule did not apply retroactively at time of defendant's interrogation, but court extends protection to seventeen-year-olds prospectively.
Defendant convicted of murder under felony-murder rule after attempted armed robbery shooting. Court upheld jail's confiscation of defendant's letter to inmate girlfriend as consistent with First Amendment when applied under Turner reasonableness standard for prison regulations.
Affirmed the denial of a broad postconviction discovery motion but remanded for narrower motion specific to charge involving chemist's analysis.
Defendant's guilty plea vacated where drug lab chemist's later-discovered evidence tampering cast doubt on plea reliability, despite insufficient proof misconduct preceded plea entry.
Governor's judicial appointment power requires formal Council action; post-vote letter from councillor cannot retroactively constitute valid confirmation outside formal process.
Court affirms denial of supervisory relief from trial judge's exclusion of firearm-related testimony, holding routine evidentiary rulings require exceptional circumstances.
Defendant convicted of murder in drive-by shooting. Court affirmed, holding grand jury testimony admissible under Daye, prior bad act evidence relevant to motive, and prosecutorial statements generally supported by record.
Juveniles serving mandatory life sentences for first-degree murder entitled to appointed counsel, expert witness funding, and certiorari review in parole proceedings to ensure meaningful opportunity for release.
