Mixon v. State

OPINION

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 present case might still not be entitled to the privilege because of the Rule 503(d) exception denying the privilege to a person seeking the services of a lawyer in furtherance of a crime. We therefore…