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STATE EX REL. SOWERS v. OLWELL

No. 37212.

64 Wn.2d 828 (1964)

394 P.2d 681

THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, on the Relation of Leo M. SOWERS, Respondent, v. DAVID H. OLWELL, Appellant.

The Supreme Court of Washington, Department Two.

July 30, 1964.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert W. Fetty, for appellant.

Charles O. Carroll and James E. Kennedy, for respondent.

DONWORTH, J.

May an attorney refuse to produce, at a coroner's inquest, material evidence of a crime by asserting the attorney-client privilege or by claiming the privilege against self-incrimination on behalf of his client? These are the issues raised in this appeal.

September 18, 1962, a coroner's inquest was held for the purpose of investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of John W. Warren. Several...

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