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· 11/17/1999

Wemark v. State

Citations

  • 602 N.W.2d 810
  • 1999 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 276
  • 1999 WL 1052019

How courts have described this case

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

  • discussing attorney-client privilege in the context of criminal cases, including the general prohibition on the disclosure of client’s confidential communications
  • discussing attorney–client privilege in the context of criminal cases, including the general prohibition on the disclosure of client’s confidential communications
  • affirming denial of postconviction relief claim where there was no credible evidence or jury misconduct
  • finding evidence of motive and cover-up activities supported a finding of premeditation
  • noting justification of attorney-client privilege is to encourage “unrestrained communication by clients”
  • noting “violation of the privilege may implicate the Sixth Amendment right to counsel”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: McGiverin, Larson, Carter, Cady, Andreasen

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