People v. Belge
New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
376 N.Y.S.2d 771 (1975)
- Written by Matthew Celestin, JD
Facts
Francis Belge (defendant) represented Robert Garrow in a murder trial. After Garrow was convicted, the prosecutor indicted Belge for withholding information that Garrow had told Belge in confidence about where Garrow had buried other victims that he had murdered. The trial court dismissed the indictment, holding that because Garrow told Belge the information in confidence, the attorney-client privilege extended Garrow’s Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination to Belge and thus that Belge was not required to disclose the information. The prosecutor appealed to the New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division. [Editor’s Note: A full summary of the facts and the lower court’s opinion can be found at https://www.quimbee.com/cases/people-v-belge.]
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Moule, J.)
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