What is the attorney-client relationship?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Shumate, G056263 (Cal. App. 2020):
That relationship is crucial to effective representation. "'[T]he attorney-client relationship . . . involves not just the casual assistance of a member of the bar, but an intimate process of consultation and planning which culminates in a state of trust and confidence between the client and his attorney. This is particularly essential, of course, when the attorney is defending the client's life or liberty.'" (People v. Ortiz (1990) 51 Cal.3d 975, 983.)
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