United States Sixth Circuit

A defendant's assertion of actual innocence does not effect an implied waiver of the attorney-client privilege.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/09/2005
• Published 09/09/2005

Judges

• Before:  BOGGS, Chief Judge;  MERRITT and COLE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• ON BRIEF:  Gregory W. Meyers, Robert K. Lowe, Melissa J. Callais, Public Defender's Office, Ohio Public Defender Commission, Columbus, Ohio, for Petitioner.  David A. Singleton, Prison Reform Advocacy Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, Marc R. Kadish, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, Chicago, Illinois, Jeffrey M. Gamso, American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, Eugene P. Whetzel, Ohio State Bar Association, Columbus, Ohio, Jason A. Macke, Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Columbus, Ohio, for Amici Curiae.