See Matthew Walberg, South Side Man Finally Free After 26 Years, CHI. TRIB., Sept. 5, 2008.
See Possley, supra note 19 (describing how Wilson’s attorneys were “haunted” over the years for not being able to disclose Wilson’s confession).
From a legal ethics position, their decision was not debatable. They had no option but to keep this secret, as it concerned a past crime. See, e.g., United States v. Zolin, 491 U.S. at 562–63 (explaining that attorney-client privilege protects communications regarding past crimes).
See, e.g., 60 Minutes (CBS television broadcast Mar. 9, 2008) (covering story of Alton Logan and representation of Andrew Wilson by attorneys Dale Coventry and Jamie Kunz).
See MODEL RULES OF PROF’L CONDUCT R. 1.6 cmt. [4] (2008) (providing that “lawyer’s use of a hypothetical to discuss issues relating to the representation is permissible so long as there is no reasonable likelihood that the listener will be able to ascertain the identity of the client or the situation involved”).
