Legal Opinion
United States v. T. Windle Dyer
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 27, 1983No. 83-3249PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
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Attorneys Stephen Dwyer and Arthur Lemann, III, were subpoenaed by a New Orleans Grand Jury to testify concerning conversations with their client, T. Windle Dyer. Dyer claims that ^ the subpoenas should be quashed because the conversations are protected under the attorney-client privilege. The district court after an evidentiary hearing rejected Dyer’s claim of attorney-client privilege pointing to the crime or fraud “exception” to the privilege. We affirm in part and reverse in part.
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- Upjohn Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- United States v. Orange Jell BeechumCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Clark v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- United States v. Donald James and David Anthony Butler, United States of America v. Henry Smith and Kenneth Wayne WhitmoreCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- In Re Grand Jury Proceedings in the Matter of Jeffrey Fine. Appeal of Unnamed Grand Jury TargetCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by27 opinions
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