California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. A.C. (In re A.C.), 249 Cal.Rptr.3d 494, 37 Cal.App.5th 262 (Cal. App. 2019):
third party psychotherapist has a duty to warn the intended victim." ( People v. Felix , supra , 92 Cal.App.4th at p. 908, 112 Cal.Rptr.2d 311.) We said, "It must be shown that the patient intended the threatening remarks to be communicated to the victim." ( Ibid. ) " [I]f the threatener intended the threat to be taken seriously by the victim, he must necessarily have intended it to be conveyed. " ( Id. at p. 913, 112 Cal.Rptr.2d 311.)
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