Helton v. State

OPINION ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

McCORMICK, Judge.

We granted appellant’s petition for discretionary review to examine the holding of the Ninth Court of Appeals as to appellant’s third ground of error. On original appeal, appellant argued that his retained attorney had violated the attorney-client privilege. The Court of Appeals held that no error had occurred. Helton v. State, 635 S.W.2d 824 (Tex.Ct.App.—Beaumont, 1982). In his petition for discretionary review, appellant additionally argues that the Court of Appeals incorrectly held that the appellant voluntarily,…