Does the attorney-client privilege exist?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Clark, 268 Cal.Rptr. 399, 50 Cal.3d 583, 789 P.2d 127 (Cal. 1990):
The attorney-client privilege serves a different purpose, however. It exists to permit a client to freely and frankly reveal confidential information, including past criminal conduct, to the attorney or others whose purpose is to assist the attorney, and to thereby enable the attorney to adequately represent the client. (See United States v. Zolin (1989) 491 U.S. 554, ----,
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