Christopher Matthew Clements v. Hon. bernini/state

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• recognizing that attorney-client privilege is waived if the record has reasonable evidence to support a good faith belief that an exception to the privilege applies
• requiring that privileged attorney-client communication be made “to secure or provide legal advice” and “in confidence”
• “The attorney-client privilege arises from . . . a criminal defendant’s right to the assistance of counsel under the Sixth Amendment 9 IN THE MATTER OF LISE R. WITT Opinion of the Court to the United States Constitution and article 2, section 24 of the Arizona Constitution.”
• existence of attorney-client relationship required to show privilege

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

8 cases in this archive cite this case.

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  Arizona Supreme Court· 2021-04-29· cited 15×
• Israel Naranjo v. Hon. sukenic/state of Arizona
  Arizona Supreme Court· 2023-02-28· cited 1×
• State of Arizona Ex Rel Adel v. Hon. Adleman
  Arizona Supreme Court· 2022-02-09
• Jf v. Hon. como/cf
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 2022-07-12
• In the Matter of Lise R. Witt
  Arizona Supreme Court· 2024-03-11
• Rodriguez-Ramirez v. State
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 2025-04-29
• In Re: Mh2023-004502
  Arizona Supreme Court· 2026-02-11
• JUDICIAL WATCH INC v. KRISTEN MAYES
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 2026-04-29

Cites

16 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• United States v. Zolin
  Supreme Court· 1989-06-21· cited 923×
• State v. Moody
  Arizona Supreme Court· 2004-08-09· cited 424×
• James J. Kevlik v. David B. Goldstein, Town of Derry
  First Circuit· 1984-01-11· cited 162×
• United States v. Mejia
  Second Circuit· 2011-08-25· cited 131×
• Alexander v. Superior Court
  Arizona Supreme Court· 1984-05-29· cited 74×
• Johnson-El v. Schoemehl
  Eighth Circuit· 1989-07-17· cited 52×
• Samaritan Foundation v. Goodfarb
  Arizona Supreme Court· 1993-11-16· cited 42×
• State v. Sucharew
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 2003-04-11· cited 42×
• State v. Melendez
  Arizona Supreme Court· 1992-07-16· cited 36×
• State v. Pecard
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 1999-10-12· cited 31×
• State v. Fodor
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 1994-01-11· cited 25×
• Bassett v. State
  Indiana Supreme Court· 2008-10-28· cited 22×
• G & S INVESTMENTS v. Belman
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 1984-11-30· cited 22×
• State Ex Rel. Babbitt v. Arnold
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 1976-04-13· cited 14×
• Arpaio v. Baca
  Court of Appeals of Arizona· 2008-02-26· cited 14×
• State v. Warner
  Arizona Supreme Court· 1986-07-18· cited 12×