United States v. Hyles, 479 F. 3d 958 (8th Cir. 2007) is a case concerning attorney testimony. In a murder-for-hire trial arising from the murder of a witness against the defendant in a state drug trial, the defendant called his former attorney from the underlying case and asked him about discussions between them. The Eight Circuit affirmed the conviction. The Court held that the defendant had waived his attorney-client privilege and could not assert it to bar the government from cross-examining the attorney.
GREGORY CHANDLER, Attorney at Law
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