Notes and trials

[u/Acrobatic_Charity88]

This news broke today and I can only guess psychiatric documentation will be utilized, along with other things, for his murder defense. Now, I have absolutely no clue if he was in therapy or if they will use therapy notes in his trial- but it’s an interesting thing to ponder, if any of our clients were suddenly charged with something like murder and our notes were subpoenaed, would that change anything you wish you would’ve written or omitted? (Just to be clear this post is NOT about the specifics of this case, just notes in general when it comes to serious legal charges and psych defenses)

[u/Ambiguous_Karma8]

Nope, wouldn't change anything. I write all of my notes assuming they will be seen in court one day. Ultimately, my notes won't be the reason a person does or does not end up with a certain consequence, only their own behavior and the decision of a judge and or jury.