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zrcon
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Posted: Sun May 2nd, 2010 11:57 pm

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Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Posted: Mon May 3rd, 2010 12:48 am

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Generally, there are four privileged communications - doctor-patient, priest-parishioner, husband-wife and attorney-client. The basic idea is that a defendants ability to tell the truth to these people outweighs the governments right to know the content of the communication. There are a number ways this privilege is waived, either on purpose or by accident. As an example, an accidental waiver would be having the communication in a way that is could be overhead and obviously wasn’t private - say you discuss the particulars of your case with your attorney but in front several other people.

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Posted: Mon May 3rd, 2010 02:47 am

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