Pope, Curtis Wayne Jr.

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

OF TEXAS

NO. PD-0533-05

CURTIS WAYNE POPE, JR., Appellant

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS

ON APPELLANT'S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

FROM THE SECOND COURT OF APPEALS

TARRANT COUNTY

Cochran, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Keller, P.J., and Meyers, Price, Womack, Keasler, Hervey and Holcomb, JJ., joined. Johnson, J., filed a concurring opinion.

O P I N I O N

This is a case of first impression concerning the attorney work-product doctrine.

Appellant was convicted of murder based, in part, upon his DNA being found at the crime scene. After the State's DNA…