Legal Opinion
People v. Vespucci
New York County Courts
Decided May 29, 2002PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Donald E. Belfi, J.
In a case that is one of first impression, this court is confronted with two novel questions: does the attorney *686confidential privilege survive the death of the client? And, if indeed the privilege does survive, under what circumstances, if any, may the court pierce through the veil of confidentiality?
I. Background
The defendant, Amerigo Vespucci, was indicted on January 15, 2002 by a grand jury of the County of Nassau, New York, for the death of Richard Hogan. The charges are murder in the second degree as an intentional act under Penal Law § 125.25 (1),…
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