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Breaking Bad Question
Posted on 9/2/14 at 10:59 pm
Posted on 9/2/14 at 10:59 pm
I'm rewatching the show on the Sunday Binges and got to thinking, is the divorce lawyer really not able to say anything? I mean if a lawyer knows of an ongoing criminal enterprise that will ruin many lives, and the said criminal is not their client, can the really not say anything? No anonymous tips or anything?
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Posted on 9/2/14 at 11:07 pm to npt817
She was going to say something until she realized who she was dealing with. Decided to tread lightly on that one.
All seriousness, I have no idea. Plenty of lawyers around here that will know the answer.
All seriousness, I have no idea. Plenty of lawyers around here that will know the answer.
Posted on 9/2/14 at 11:33 pm to npt817
Pretty sure that's a no no
Posted on 9/2/14 at 11:54 pm to Melvin
Yeah I was just remembering back to The Sopranos though and Dr Melfi mentioned to Tony she was bound to doctor patient confidentiality unless she were to hear of a crime being committed or a person's life in danger or something to that effect.
Posted on 9/3/14 at 8:41 am to npt817
I'm no lawyer, but I am pretty sure the 'crime fraud exception' waves the attorney/client privilege in certain cases. I don't remember the scene in the show you are referring to, but I know that I can't walk in to an attorney's office and ask him how to launder money and request attorney client privilege. Soon as I ask him/her for advice on committing an illegal activity, I've basically waved my attorney-client privilege. However, talking about past criminal activity is allowed in attorney-client privilege.
Posted on 9/3/14 at 9:09 am to ashy larry
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I'm no lawyer, but I am pretty sure the 'crime fraud exception' waves the attorney/client privilege in certain cases. I don't remember the scene in the show you are referring to, but I know that I can't walk in to an attorney's office and ask him how to launder money and request attorney client privilege. Soon as I ask him/her for advice on committing an illegal activity, I've basically waved my attorney-client privilege. However, talking about past criminal activity is allowed in attorney-client privilege.
That's essentially what Skyler did. She just confided in her divorce attorney. She didn't go in there and ask her how to get away with cooking meth. She was basically using her as a marriage counselor and just told her that she knows her husband is a cook. The attorney would be disbarred if she blabbed about it.
Posted on 9/3/14 at 6:33 pm to MightyYat
Again though, couldn't the lawyer have dropped an anonymous tip on this.
Posted on 9/3/14 at 6:36 pm to npt817
similar thing happened in the movie The Firm. Don't think they can say anything
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