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PEOPLE v. VESPUCCI

192 Misc.2d 685 (2002)

745 N.Y.S.2d 391

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Plaintiff, v. AMERIGO VESPUCCI, Defendant.

County Court, Nassau County.

May 29, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Liotti, Garden City, for defendant.

Denis E. Dillon, District Attorney, Mineola (Joy Watson of counsel), for plaintiff.

OPINION OF THE COURT

DONALD E. BELFI, J.

In a case that is one of first impression, this court is confronted with two novel questions: does the attorney confidential privilege survive the death of the client? And, if indeed the privilege does survive, under what circumstances, if any, may the court pierce through the veil of confidentiality?

I. Background

The defendant, Amerigo Vespucci...

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