Section 7.28 Work Product

• Library: Criminal Practice 2012 Supp

1. (§7.28) Work Product

Rule 25.10(A) protects “[l]egal research, or records, correspondence, reports, or memoranda to the extent that they contain the opinions, theories, or conclusions” of the defendant, or the counsel or investigative staff of the state or defendant, from disclosure.

The attorney-client privilege protects communications between counsel and the client while work product privilege deals with the “opinions, theories, or conclusions” of counsel. Rule 25.10(A). The work product privilege is...