[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
Re: Is there a lawyer in the house?
If Alice gives Bob her key and Bob is not a person with whom Alice has a
special relationship of trust (e.g. her lawyer), then Alice has no legal
grounds to complain if Bob *voluntarily* gives Carol, a Cop, Alice's
key.
If Alice gives Bob her key and Bob is not a person with whom Alice has a
special relationship of trust (e.g. her lawyer), then Alice has no legal
grounds to complain if Carol, a Cop, serves Bob with a valid warrant to
seize Alice's key and in fact does so.
Furthermore, there are circumstances in some states where even if there
is a special relationship of trust Bob either may at his discretion or in
some rarer cases may be forced to divulge the key. E.g. to prevent a
crime that is about to be committed likely to involve loss of life.
A. Michael Froomkin | +1 (305) 284-4285; +1 (305) 284-6506 (fax)
Associate Professor of Law |
U. Miami School of Law | [email protected]
P.O. Box 248087 | http://www.law.miami.edu/~froomkin
Coral Gables, FL 33124 USA | It's warm here.