Alana Is a Public Defender

question 67

Multiple Choice

Alana is a public defender. She is representing Maria who is on trial for the murder of her father. When Alana visits Maria in jail, Maria confesses to hiring a hitman to kill her father so that she could inherit his fortune. Alana is unable to tell the presiding judge about Maria's confession because of _____.

• A) joint-defense privilege
• B) habeas corpus
• C) attorney-client privilege
• D) res gestae

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