Waldrip v. Head

Fletcher, Presiding Justice.

A jury convicted Tommy Lee Waldrip of murder, and he was sentenced to death.1 After Waldrip filed a habeas petition alleging ineffective assistance of counsel, the warden sought the files of Waldrip’s trial and appellate counsel. The habeas court granted the warden’s motion to compel access to the complete files of Waldrip’s trial and appellate counsel. We granted this application to determine the extent of the waiver of the attorney-client privilege when a habeas petitioner asserts a claim for ineffective assistance of trial counsel. *573Following the rule adopted in…