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statutes outlining the attorney-client privilege in Georgia

6 Georgia opinions name it 1 courts 2007–2024 1 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Georgia courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (4)

CaseFollowedCited
Bryant v. Stategreen
ga · 2007 · cited in 3 Georgia opinions naming this issue, 2009–2024
2 sentences

2024See also Rogers, 290 Ga. at 20 (2) (quoting Bryant v. State, 282 Ga. 631, 636 (4) (651 SE2d 718) 19 (2007)) (“Indeed, the statutes outlining the attorney-client privilege are not broadly construed; the attorney-client privilege . . . has been confined to its narrowest permissible limits,” and “[i]nasmuch as the exercise of the privilege results in the exclusion of evidence, a narrow construction of the privilege comports with the view that the ascertainment of as many facts as possible leads to the truth, the discovery of which is the object of all legal investigation.”) Accord Davis v. State,

2024See also Rogers, 290 Ga. at 20 (2) (quoting Bryant v. State, 282 Ga. 631, 636 (4) (651 SE2d 718) 19 (2007)) (“Indeed, the statutes outlining the attorney-client privilege are not broadly construed; the attorney-client privilege . . . has been confined to its narrowest permissible limits,” and “[i]nasmuch as the exercise of the privilege results in the exclusion of evidence, a narrow construction of the privilege comports with the view that the ascertainment of as many facts as possible leads to the truth, the discovery of which is the object of all legal investigation.”) Accord Davis v. State,

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Davis v. Stategreen
ga · 2009 · cited in 3 Georgia opinions naming this issue, 2015–2024
2 sentences

2024See also Rogers, 290 Ga. at 20 (2) (quoting Bryant v. State, 282 Ga. 631, 636 (4) (651 SE2d 718) 19 (2007)) (“Indeed, the statutes outlining the attorney-client privilege are not broadly construed; the attorney-client privilege . . . has been confined to its narrowest permissible limits,” and “[i]nasmuch as the exercise of the privilege results in the exclusion of evidence, a narrow construction of the privilege comports with the view that the ascertainment of as many facts as possible leads to the truth, the discovery of which is the object of all legal investigation.”) Accord Davis v. State,

2024See also Rogers, 290 Ga. at 20 (2) (quoting Bryant v. State, 282 Ga. 631, 636 (4) (651 SE2d 718) 19 (2007)) (“Indeed, the statutes outlining the attorney-client privilege are not broadly construed; the attorney-client privilege . . . has been confined to its narrowest permissible limits,” and “[i]nasmuch as the exercise of the privilege results in the exclusion of evidence, a narrow construction of the privilege comports with the view that the ascertainment of as many facts as possible leads to the truth, the discovery of which is the object of all legal investigation.”) Accord Davis v. State,

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Tenet Healthcare Corp. v. Louisiana Forum Corp.green
ga · 2000 · cited in 2 Georgia opinions naming this issue, 2007–2024
2 sentences

2007Indeed, the statutes outlining the attorney-client privilege are not broadly construed; the attorney-client privilege embodied in OCGA § 24-9-24 has been confined “to its narrowest permissible limits.” Tenet Healthcare Corp. v. Louisiana Forum Corp., 273 Ga. 206, 207-208 (1) ( 538 SE2d 441 ) (2000).

2007Indeed, the statutes outlining the attorney-client privilege are not broadly construed; the attorney-client privilege embodied in OCGA § 24-9-24 has been confined “to its narrowest permissible limits.” Tenet Healthcare Corp. v. Louisiana Forum Corp., 273 Ga. 206, 207-208 (1) ( 538 SE2d 441 ) (2000).

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Rogers v. Stategreen
ga · 2011 · cited in 1 Georgia opinions naming this issue, 2024–2024
2 sentences

2024See also Rogers, 290 Ga. at 20 (2) (quoting Bryant v. State, 282 Ga. 631, 636 (4) (651 SE2d 718) 19 (2007)) (“Indeed, the statutes outlining the attorney-client privilege are not broadly construed; the attorney-client privilege . . . has been confined to its narrowest permissible limits,” and “[i]nasmuch as the exercise of the privilege results in the exclusion of evidence, a narrow construction of the privilege comports with the view that the ascertainment of as many facts as possible leads to the truth, the discovery of which is the object of all legal investigation.”) Accord Davis v. State,

2024See also Rogers, 290 Ga. at 20 (2) (quoting Bryant v. State, 282 Ga. 631, 636 (4) ( 651 SE2d 718 ) (2007)) (“Indeed, the statutes outlining the attorney-client privilege are not broadly construed; the attorney-client privilege . . . has been confined to its narrowest permissible limits,” and “[i]nasmuch as the exercise of the privilege results in the exclusion of evidence, a narrow construction of the privilege comports with the view that the ascertainment of as many facts as possible leads to the truth, the discovery of which is the object of all legal investigation.” (punctuation omitted)).

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

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