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In re Grand Jury Subpoenas (Andersen)

United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

906 F.2d 1485 (10th Cir. 1990)

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A grand jury investigating a suspected drug ring subpoenaed the attorneys of four drug-crime defendants, seeking the source of the defendants' legal-fee payments; the attorneys refused to testify or disclose the subpoenaed information, invoking attorney-client privilege, and were held in contempt after the trial court denied their motions to quash.

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Whether the source of payment of legal fees is generally protected by the attorney-client privilege.

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