Legal Opinion
United States v. Robinson
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 29, 1997No. 96-11359PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RHESA HAWKINS BARKSDALE, Circuit Judge:
At issue in this appeal from a perjury conviction is whether the lawyer-client privilege covers: (1) a forfeiture notice received by Clarence Robinson and handed by him to a lawyer representing Robinson in another proceeding; and (2) that transfer of the notice, as well as Robinson’s communications with that, and another, lawyer, both of whom declined to represent Robinson in the forfeiture proceedings. The district court rejected the claimed privilege and admitted the evidence. We AFFIRM.
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When Robinson was arrested by DEA agents for drug-related…
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- United States v. Jesse Ray PipkinsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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