Court Opinion

ID: 5091911
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2021-10-01 15:50:06.605623+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T14:22:24.201365
License: Public Domain

Being more familiar with Almanza than I would prefer, I would point out that Almanza involved a very similar charge error. The Almanza jury was instructed that whether they found beyond a reasonable doubt that he had committed "straight rape" or aggravated rape, they were to convict him of aggravated rape. Almanza v. State, 686 S.W.2d 157, 159 (Tex.Crim.App. 1984). In light of the well-reasoned and well-written majority opinion, it would appear that today, Almanza no longer applies toAlmanza. *Page 60