Legal Opinion
Michael J. Vingelli v. United States of America, (Drug Enforcement Agency)
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 3, 1993No. 981, Docket 92-6285PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge:
This appeal revisits a recurring question: Does the power of a grand jury to compel the production of every person’s testimony override the attorney-client privilege to the extent that when the person summoned is a lawyer asked for his client’s identity and for fee information, here benefactor payments, he must answer? In attempting to build a case against a target of the grand jury’s investigation, the prosecution has turned to defense counsel for information it believes unprotected by the attorney-client privilege. Recognizing that client identity and fee…
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