A New York judge has allowed a defense attorney to testify against his former client regarding the client's alleged intent to pressure his wife -- in part, through more than 100 jailhouse phone calls -- against testifying that he tried to kill her with a meat cleaver. The decision turned partly on whether the attorney-client discussions involved a completed crime, and were therefore privileged, or rather an ongoing or future crime, and thus not protected.
January 22, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
A Queens, N.Y., judge has allowed a defense attorney to testify against his former client regarding the client’s alleged intent to pressure his wife against testifying that he attempted to kill her with a meat cleaver.
The decision turned in part on whether the attorney-client discussions involved a completed crime, and were therefore privileged, or rather an ongoing or future crime, and thus not protected.
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