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Gregory Aimes, who is being tried for murder, has been appointed Linda Steve as

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Question

Gregory Aimes, who is being tried for murder, has been appointed Linda Steve as an attorney for his defense. While questioning Gregory about the case, Linda gets a confession of murder from Gregory. Linda cannot divulge this information to the proper authorities due to the attorney-client privilege, wherein all information exchanged between client and attorney are confidential. Under which one of the following conditions can Linda lawfully break her attorney-client privilege with Gregory? A. if Gregory discloses to Linda about a planned future murder B. if Linda voluntarily resigns as Gregory

Explanation / Answer

C. if Gregory asks that Linda be replaced as his attorney