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People v. Meredith
Citation:
631 P.2d 46, 29 Cal.3d 682, 175 Cal.Rptr. 612 (1981)Facts
Frank Meredith was charged with the murder and robbery of Boyd Rice in Santa Barbara. After his arrest, Meredith told his attorney that he had taken the victim’s wallet and hidden it in a trash can behind his house. The attorney sent an investigator to retrieve the wallet, which was then turned over to the police. At trial, the prosecution called the investigator to testify about where he had found the wallet. The defense objected, claiming attorney-client privilege protected this information since the investigator had learned of the wallet’s location through confidential communications between Meredith and his attorney. The wallet and its location were critical evidence linking Meredith to the crime.
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