STATE v. SCHUBERT


235 N.J. Super. 212 (1989)

561 A.2d 1186

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. DAVID PAUL SCHUBERT, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided July 17, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alfred A. Slocum, Public Defender, attorney for appellant (William E. Graves, designated counsel, on the brief).

John G. Holl, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor, attorney for respondent (Ulrike M. Bergin, Acting Assistant Prosecutor, of counsel and on the brief).

Before Judges DEIGHAN and BAIME.


The opinion of the court was delivered by BAIME, J.A.D.

This appeal presents novel questions concerning the parameters of the attorney-client privilege. At issue is whether an attorney may disclose information received from his client to law enforcement authorities where he reasonably believes such disclosure will serve his client's interests.

Following a jury trial, defendant David Paul Schubert was found guilty of aggravated arson (N.J.S.A. 2C:17...

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