Legal Opinion
State v. Keenan
Oregon Supreme Court
Decided March 21, 1989No. TC C8612-36601; CA A43996; SC S35311PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*517LINDE, J.
The question before us is whether a lawyer who had represented a defendant in a criminal case committed contempt of court when she refused to disclose the dates on which she conferred with her former client.
The lawyer, Nan Waller, was appointed in October 1985 to represent Charles Keenan, who was suspected of murdering Scott Webb. Waller informed the prosecutor and police that she represented Keenan, that he did not wish to talk with them, and that future communications should be with her. Keenan was not charged, and active investigation of the murder eventually ceased.
Keenan later…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- People v. MeredithCalifornia Supreme Court · 1981
- In Re Advisory Opinion No. 544 of the New Jersey Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Professional EthicsSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1986
- State v. CrenshawOregon Supreme Court · 1988
- Seventh Elect Church v. RogersWashington Supreme Court · 1984
- Matter of HanksOregon Supreme Court · 1981
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- In Re Complaint as to the Conduct of SpencerOregon Supreme Court · 2002
- Cottongim v. WoodsCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1996
- Loewinger v. StokesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2009
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