State v. Keenan

Defendant Waller, an attorney, appeals from a contempt judgment, ORS 33.030, and contends that her refusal to disclose the dates on which she had conferences with a former client in an aggravated murder prosecution is protected by the attorney-client privilege and the duty of an attorney to maintain the confidences and preserve the secrets of a client. We affirm.

On October 18,1985, Waller, an attorney in the public defender’s office, was appointed to represent defendant Keenan as a suspect in the murder of Webb, but before he was charged. Before that appointment, Keenan had been interviewed…