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Criminal

Jun. 10, 2003

Privileged Information Not Available to DA

SAN FRANCISCO - A defendant's waiver of the attorney-client privilege as part of a habeas claim that his trial lawyer was ineffective does not allow the state attorney general to turn over the contents of the confidential defense case file to local prosecutors, a federal appeals court has ruled.

        By Pamela A. MacLean
        Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SAN FRANCISCO - A defendant's waiver of the attorney-client privilege as part of a habeas claim that his trial lawyer was ineffective does not allow the state attorney general to turn over the contents of the confidential defense case file to local...

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