Legal Opinion
Mixon, Danny Lee
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided May 23, 2007No. PD-0018-06Published
1Opinion of the Court 1
IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
OF TEXAS
NO. PD-0018-06
DANNY LEE MIXON, Appellant
v.
THE STATE OF TEXAS
ON APPELLANT'S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
FROM THE FOURTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS
HARRIS COUNTY
2Opinion of the Court · HolcombHolcomb, J.
O P I N I O N
In this case, we are asked to determine whether, under Texas Rule of Evidence 503, an attorney-client privilege is established when a person consults with a lawyer with a view to obtaining professional legal services from him, even if the lawyer declines to represent that person at the end of the consultation. We hold that it does. A question remains, however, whether appellant in the…