Opinion ID: 310291
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: With regard to Dr. Maguigad:

Text: 19 (a) His relations with appellant.- Did he have further consultations with appellant prior to trial? If so, what was the nature of these consultations? If not, why did he not have further consultations? Was Dr. Maguigad asked by appellant's attorney to examine appellant further? Did Dr. Maguigad ever state that further examinations would be necessary or desirable in rendering his expert judgment at trial? Does he now so believe? If appellant could have paid for additional examinations, would he have examined the appellant further? 20 (b) His relationship with appellant's attorney.-Did Dr. Maguigad consult with appellant's lawyer in the preparation of appellant's defense? If so, what were the time, nature, and extent of those consultations? If not, why not? Did appellant's lawyer request that Dr. Maguigad consult with him prior to trial? If appellant could have have paid for Dr. Maguigad's consultation prior to trial, under those circumstances would he have consulted with appellant's lawyer? 21 (c) Nature of Dr. Maguigad's relationship with LPS.-Does Dr. Maguigad work for LPS full-time or does he have a separate practice? If Dr. Maguigad had examined appellant further or consulted with appellant's lawyer, would he have been paid by LPS for his services? Would LPS have received the compensation? If he did not examine or consult, was it because of any policy on the part of LPS that forbids more than one examination of a patient referred by a court? If Dr. Maguigad had examined appellant again, would it have been in his capacity as an employee of LPS or as a private practitioner? 22 2. With regard to what efforts appellant's trial counsel made to obtain further consultation and assistance from Dr. Maguigad: Did he ask that Dr. Maguigad consult with him regarding the preparation of the case? If so, what was Dr. Maguigad's response? Did appellant's counsel have any contact with any other employee of LPS on this matter? If so, what was the nature and extent of this contact? 23 3. There are some matters that can best be elucidated by the head or another officer authorized to speak for Legal Psychiatric Services. Does LPS have a policy regarding the extent of time its doctors may spend with a patient referred by court? Does LPS have a policy that prohibits its doctors from taking as outside patients anyone first examined by that doctor as a referral by a court? Does LPS permit its doctors to consult with attorneys in the preparation of a defense that is based in part on a report rendered pursuant to a court order? Is the doctor paid by LPS for such services? 24 It is obvious that at least Dr. Maguigad, appellant's trial counsel, and an authoritative representative of Legal Psychiatric Services will need to be examined.