United States v. Woodruff

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

383 F.Supp. 696 (E.D. Pa. 1974)

Relevant factsFree

Woodruff (defendant) failed to appear for trial after being released on bail, and prosecutors seeking a bail-jumping indictment wanted to question his attorney about whether the attorney had told Woodruff the trial's time and place and whether Woodruff acknowledged understanding it; Woodruff's attorney claimed the attorney-client privilege shielded these communications from disclosure.

IssueFree

Whether communications between an attorney and his client about the time and place of the client's trial are privileged.

Holding & reasoning

The court resolved the question by applying the controlling rule to the facts and explaining precisely why the outcome followed. Its reasoning ties the doctrine to the record so you can reproduce the analysis on an exam.

Procedural history, concurrence & dissent

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