For attorneys to be able to do their jobs effectively they need complete access to all of their client’s information pertaining to the case being tried (Gaines & Miller, 2015, p. 155). As a result, the attorney client privilege was established. Attorney client privilege is a rule which states that any information given between the client and his or her attorney will be kept completely confidential (Gaines & Miller, 2015, p. 155). For example, a client informs his or her attorney that he or she is guilty of committing a robbery; the attorney has to keep that information to his or herself. However, there are exceptions to this rule. For instance, if a client provides information to the attorney on an ongoing investigation or a crime that has
