Case Name: STATE of Louisiana v. Nick D. TAYLOR
Court: Louisiana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Louisiana
Decision Date: 1986-03-07
Citations: 483 So. 2d 1007
Docket Number: No. 86-KK-0223
Parties: STATE of Louisiana v. Nick D. TAYLOR.
Judges: DENNIS, J., would grant the writ and docket the case for argument. He does not join in the majority’s order granted without oral argument, or a full opinion.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 483
Pages: 1007–1007

Head Matter:
STATE of Louisiana v. Nick D. TAYLOR.
No. 86-KK-0223.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
March 7, 1986.
Reconsideration Granted; Writ Granted March 31, 1986.

Opinion:
BLANCHE, Justice,
concurring.
The attorney-client privilege covers information received by the lawyer from his client concerning the location of incriminating evidence. La.R.S. 15:475. While it does not immunize the evidence from production in a court of law, it is beyond question that knowledge of the location of the evidence in this case could only come from the defendant. This is information which may not be disclosed by counsel without violation of the attorney-client privilege. For that reason, I would not permit the state to call defendant's former counsel as a witness and permit it to question counsel concerning where he obtained the pistol.