Jones v. State

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice FITZGERALD.

A jury found appellant Ronald Calvin Jones guilty of murder and assessed his punishment at seventy years’ imprisonment. In a single issue, Jones argues that the- district court erroneously required him to produce to the State a written statement he had given his attorney, in violation of the attorney-client privilege. We affirm.

BackgrouNd

Jones escorted a woman to a club in Dallas. When the pair left, they walked past Joseph Smith, Jr., who made a derogatory comment to the woman. An altercation — described by a number of witnesses — broke out and resulted in…