<P> In October, after Tarasoff had returned, Poddar stopped seeing his psychologist . Neither Tarasoff nor her parents received any warning of the threat . Poddar then befriended Tarasoff's brother, even moving in with him . Several weeks later, on October 27, 1969, Poddar carried out the plan he had confided to his psychologist, stabbing and killing Tarasoff . Tarasoff's parents then sued Moore and various other employees of the university . </P> <P> Poddar was subsequently convicted of second - degree murder, but the conviction was later appealed and overturned on the grounds that the jury was inadequately instructed . A second trial was not held, and Poddar was released on the condition that he would return to India . </P> <P> The California Supreme Court found that a mental health professional has a duty not only to a patient, but also to individuals who are specifically being threatened by a patient . This decision has since been adopted by most states in the U.S. and is widely influential in jurisdictions outside the U.S. as well . </P> <P> Justice Mathew O. Tobriner wrote the holding in the majority opinion . "We conclude that the public policy favoring protection of the confidential character of patient - psychotherapist communications must yield to the extent to which disclosure is essential to avert danger to others . The protective privilege ends where the public peril begins ." </P>

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