A murder confession to a clergyman was not privileged because the clergyman warned the declarant before the confession was made that the clergyman would have to divulge illegal activity to the police. As a result, the declarant did not have a reasonable expectation of privacy.
PRIEST-PENITENT PRIVILEGE
What do you think about whether or not information exchanged in a confessional is to be kept private?
Monroe v. State, ___ So. 3d ___, 34 L. Weekly D1288 (Fla. 4th DCA 6/24/09)
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