Hicks v. Commonwealth

Opinion

BARROW, J.

In this criminal appeal, the defendant contends that an incriminating statement he made to an accomplice’s attorney was inadmissible because it was a privileged communication with the attorney. We hold that the defendant’s communication to the attorney was privileged and was not admissible into evidence without the defendant’s waiver of the privilege.

During a search of the accomplice’s apartment, the police found the defendant, the accomplice and a third person in the kitchen. When found, the accomplice was trying to stuff a paper bag behind a washing machine. The bag…