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CCA Judge Cathy Cochran: Privilege rule proposed for deletion a "vestigal tail" with "no wag"

Here's an update straight from the source on proposed changes to Texas' attorney client privilege rule in criminal cases that's been in place since 1856. I couldn't be more flattered that Texas Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Cathy Cochran offered up this guest post reacting to a recent Grits item quoting Dallas defense lawyer Robert Guest, a law blawgger who's been sounding the alarm. I should be clear, though, as she was, that Judge Cochran is writing on her own behalf as an attorney, not in her capacity as a CCA Judge. (Even so, I wonder if any of the other eight want to sign up for guest blogging stints?!) For more background, here's the text of the new rule she's discussing, and here's a letter from a federal public defender defending the rule...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on June 14, 2008 (boomark / email).