Lawyer secrecy preserves the confidentiality of communication between the lawyer and the client. If a person is convicted and hires an attorney to defend themselves at trial, they are given the benefit of attorney client privilege to retain any information the client releases to the attorney to be kept only between them. Think about how attorney client privilege impacts how much harder it is to find the truth in the criminal justice system. While attorney-client privilege gives people the right to privacy, is that more important than uncovering the truth and finding justice? In the U.S. criminal justice system, the search for truth should take precedence over attorney-client privilege because a guilty person could be released and client, attorney, and court time would be wasted. In the most basic terms, a lawyer's right to disclose vital information to the court should take priority over lawyer-client privilege. As an effect of attorney-client privilege, this could result in guilty criminals being out and about roaming the everyday world in which we live. The convicted client chooses the facts and details he or she would like to reveal to his or her attorney to give him or her what he or she needs to present his or her strongest case in defense of his or her client. Have you ever heard of a repeat offender? A repeat offender is someone who is convicted of a crime after having previously been convicted of one or more crimes. If a lawyer knows that his client is guilty based on the information he has exposed to him, he is not legally allowed to share the precious truth with a higher authority. Do you want a high-profile possible killer living next to you and the people you love? Well, if the truth took… half the paper… it would have an effect on the time the lawyer, the client and the court spend and the amount of money taxpayers will have to invest in cases like these Overall, the privilege client-lawyer is an argument that could be met with very strong arguments in either direction. But is it comforting to think of the criminals walking alongside us on the streets? How does it feel to have to tax extra amounts of money that the court needs to complete trials? Not a great feeling, is it? This is why in the U.S. criminal justice system the pursuit of truth should take priority over attorney-client privilege. With the truth, justice can be achieved and this can make the work of lawyers and other judicial officials easier. The attorney client privilege is, as it is called, a lien. Like any other privilege, it is an advantage but can be taken away or limited for the well-being of others.