United States v. Woodruff

383 F.Supp 696 (1974)

Purchase the Printed Copy at bsmsphd.com

Nature of the Case

To access this section all you need to do is click here and register.

Facts

While awaiting trial, Woodruff (D) jumped bail. The government intends to seek an indictment against D on bail jumping charges. The government is seeking an order for the public defender who represented D to respond to questions regarding whether he advised D as to the time and place of the trial, and as to whether D acknowledged that he understood. D's counsel argued that the compelled disclosure violated the attorney-client privilege. The court granted P's motion on the grounds that communications between D and his counsel as to the trial date did not involve the subject matter of D's legal problem and were thus not protected by the attorney-client privilege.