Legal Opinion
Murdoch v. Castro
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 21, 2010No. 05-55665PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge TASHIMA; Concurrence by Judge SILVERMAN; Dissent by Judge KOZINSKI; Dissent by Judge THOMAS.
TASHIMA, Circuit Judge:
Charles Murdoch was convicted of murder in California state court. Before trial, the prosecutor informed the court that a prosecution witness’and participant in the crime had written a letter to his attorney claiming that Murdoch was not involved in the crime and that the witness had been coerced into implicating Murdoch. The state court ruled that Murdoch could not have access to the letter because it was protected under California’s attorney-client privilege.…
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