MIXON v. STATE

No. PD-0018-06.

224 S.W.3d 206 (2007)

Danny Lee MIXON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

May 23, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allen C. Isbell, Houston, for Appellant.

Peyton Z. Peebles, III, Houston, Matthew Paul, State's Atty., Austin, for State.


OPINION

HOLCOMB, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.

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...

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