What are the statutory and ethical obligations of an attorney who receives a telephone call from a friend who states that he has just killed someone and is about to take his own life? May the divulgence, under any circumstances, be disclosed, and if so, to whom, and with what consequences? The defendant argues that attorney-client confidentiality in this instance is absolute, and that...
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