25 Cited authorities

Chapman v. California
386 U.S. 18 (1967) Cited 23,461 times 28 Legal Analyses
Holding that error is harmless only if "harmless beyond a reasonable doubt"
Chambers v. Mississippi
410 U.S. 284 (1973) Cited 5,976 times 22 Legal Analyses
Holding that the application of the rule against hearsay to exclude exculpatory testimony violated the defendant's right to present a complete defense because the testimony was reliable
Jaffee v. Redmond
518 U.S. 1 (1996) Cited 1,169 times 11 Legal Analyses
Holding that "confidential communications between a licensed psychotherapist and her patients in the course of diagnosis or treatment are protected from compelled disclosure under Rule 501 of the Federal Rules of Evidence"
People v. Watson
46 Cal.2d 818 (Cal. 1956) Cited 13,674 times
Holding that certain trial errors are harmless unless there is a reasonable probability that a different result would have occurred absent the error
Parle v. Runnels
505 F.3d 922 (9th Cir. 2007) Cited 471 times
Granting habeas relief where the state court's admission of “egregiously unreliable” other-acts evidence “rendered [the petitioner's] defense ‘far less persuasive than it might have been’ ” and thus “deprived Petitioner of a fair trial”
People v. Alvarez
27 Cal.4th 1161 (Cal. 2002) Cited 483 times
Holding that California's corpus delicti rule does not restrict the admissibility of incriminatory extrajudicial statements by the accused
Seaton v. Mayberg
610 F.3d 530 (9th Cir. 2010) Cited 280 times
Holding that prisoners do not have a constitutionally protected expectation of privacy in prison treatment records when the state has a legitimate penological interest in access to them
Henry v. Kernan
197 F.3d 1021 (9th Cir. 1999) Cited 367 times 1 Legal Analyses
Holding that the admission of a doctor's testimony regarding petitioner's desire to kill the murder victim did not violate fundamental due process or result in a complete miscarriage of justice because other witnesses testified regarding petitioner's feelings towards the victim and comments petitioner had made regarding killing the victim
In re Jaime P.
40 Cal.4th 128 (Cal. 2006) Cited 266 times 1 Legal Analyses
Noting that, where the "arresting officer had neither reasonable suspicion of criminal activity nor advance knowledge of a search condition that might have justified the search," "[t]he totality of these circumstances amounts to very little and does not justify the officer's search"
In re Tyrell J
8 Cal.4th 68 (Cal. 1994) Cited 299 times
Holding that a juvenile's attempt to hide illegal contraband demonstrated a subjective intent to maintain his privacy as to the object
Rule 501 - Privilege in General
Fed. R. Evid. 501 Cited 4,125 times 21 Legal Analyses
Recognizing that "in a civil case, state law governs privilege regarding a claim or defense for which state law supplies the rule of decision"
Section 1014 - Privilege established
Cal. Evid. Code § 1014 Cited 228 times
Recognizing a patient’s "privilege to refuse to disclose, and to prevent another from disclosing, a confidential communication between patient and psychotherapist"

PEOPLE v. GONZALES

25 Cited authorities

Holding that error is harmless only if "harmless beyond a reasonable doubt"

Holding that the application of the rule against hearsay to exclude exculpatory testimony violated the defendant's right to present a complete defense because the testimony was reliable

Holding that "confidential communications between a licensed psychotherapist and her patients in the course of diagnosis or treatment are protected from compelled disclosure under Rule 501 of the Federal Rules of Evidence"

Holding that certain trial errors are harmless unless there is a reasonable probability that a different result would have occurred absent the error

Granting habeas relief where the state court's admission of “egregiously unreliable” other-acts evidence “rendered [the petitioner's] defense ‘far less persuasive than it might have been’ ” and thus “deprived Petitioner of a fair trial”

Holding that California's corpus delicti rule does not restrict the admissibility of incriminatory extrajudicial statements by the accused

Holding that prisoners do not have a constitutionally protected expectation of privacy in prison treatment records when the state has a legitimate penological interest in access to them

Noting that, where the "arresting officer had neither reasonable suspicion of criminal activity nor advance knowledge of a search condition that might have justified the search," "[t]he totality of these circumstances amounts to very little and does not justify the officer's search"

Holding that a juvenile's attempt to hide illegal contraband demonstrated a subjective intent to maintain his privacy as to the object

Recognizing that "in a civil case, state law governs privilege regarding a claim or defense for which state law supplies the rule of decision"

Recognizing a patient’s "privilege to refuse to disclose, and to prevent another from disclosing, a confidential communication between patient and psychotherapist"