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The article considers the right against self-incrimination law and the dispute over the meaning of criminal case. Topics discussed include the background on the Self-Incrimination Clause under the Fifth Amendment, failure of the Supreme Court to clarify the application of the right against self-incrimination in the case Chavez v. Martinez, and the necessity for the Court to emphasize the role of compelled statements in the violation of the right.

The article discusses the need for the U.S. Supreme Court to clarify the issues on the use of crime-fraud exception to the attorney-client privilege and how policy can be utilized to resolve the contrasting opinions of federal circuit courts on the issues. Topics include the ruling by the court in the case U.S. v. Zolin, the system of rules based on locations, and the common law privilege of confidential communications between attorneys and their clients.

The article examines the issue of involuntary administration of antipsychotic medication incompetent criminal defendants in Utah. Topics discussed include efforts of the U.S. Supreme Court in administrating the same for rendering the criminal defendant competent to stand trial; Sell v. United States court case on the same; and Washington v. Harper court case on the same.