Alcoser v. Texas (original by judge hervey)
Annotate this CaseAppellant Danny Alcoser was convicted of family violence assault with a prior conviction, endangering a child, and interference with an emergency request for assistance. He appealed, arguing that he was entitled to a new trial on all counts because he was egregiously harmed by a variety of jury charge errors that impacted all three offenses. In finding egregious harm, the court of appeals considered the “cumulative effect” of all the errors. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted review to decide whether the court of appeals erred when it did so, and whether it misapplied the egregious-harm standard. The Court reversed the court of appeals’ judgment as to the assault count and remanded the case for it to address Appellant’s remaining points of error.
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