MTR. OF GRAND JURY (BEKINS STOR. CO.)


62 N.Y.2d 324 (1984)

In the Matter of Grand Jury Subpoena Served Upon Bekins Record Storage Co., Inc. Petitioner a et al., Appellants; Robert M. Morgenthau, as District Attorney of New York County, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided June 12, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew M. Lawler, Adam B. Gilbert, Milton S. Gould, Andrea B. Feller and Anne T. Vitale for appellants.

Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney (Debora K. Grobman and Amyjane Rettew of counsel), respondent pro se.

Judges JASEN, JONES, WACHTLER, MEYER, SIMONS and KAYE concur.


Chief Judge COOKE.

A client cannot assert the attorney-client privilege as to documents in the lawyer's possession if they were not prepared for litigation or for the purpose of seeking or imparting legal advice and they are not otherwise subject to a privilege against disclosure. The mere circumstance that the documents were revealed in confidence to a lawyer does...

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