Matter of Nackson

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

O’HERN, J.

We are asked to consider whether the attorney involved in this case properly declined to disclose to a grand jury the whereabouts of a client who had consulted the attorney about a fugitive warrant. We find that the balance between the public’s right to every person’s evidence and the need for confidentiality in the attorney-client relationship has been properly drawn, and affirm the Appellate Division’s judgment holding that, in the circumstances of this case, the attorney properly declined to disclose the information.

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