Does attorney-client privilege apply to someone talking to an attorney over the phone in public?
<p>John Doe is talking to his attorney on the phone in a public place. He admits to the lawyer that he had committed a crime. A police officer overhears this conversation. Does attorney-client privilege protect John?</p>

<h2>No</h2>
<p>John spoke where the police officer could hear him without conducting an illegal search. The police officer is not his attorney.</p>

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