Legal Opinion
State v. Lenarz
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided July 19, 2011No. SC 18561PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ROGERS, C. J.
The central issue in this case is whether a prosecutor’s intrusion into communications between a defendant and his attorney that are subject to the attorney-client privilege requires the dismissal of the criminal charges against the defendant. The defendant, Patrick J. Lenarz, was charged in three infor-mations, each of which charged the defendant with risk of injury to a child in violation of General Statutes § 53-21 (a) (1) and (2), and sexual assault in the fourth degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-73a (a) (1) (A). Before trial, the prosecutor came into…
2Cases cited45 opinions
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- People v. PoblinerNew York Court of Appeals · 1973
- United States v. John VoigtCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996
- Shillinger v. HaworthCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1995
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