MENDENHALL v. STATE

No. 1089-00.

77 S.W.3d 815 (2002)

Craig Emmett MENDENHALL, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

June 12, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stan Schwieger, Waco, Brian W. Wice, Houston, for appellant.

Robert W. Gage, County Attorney, Fairfield, Matthew Paul, State's Attorney, Austin, for state.


OPINION

HOLCOMB, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which KELLER, P.J., and MEYERS, PRICE, WOMACK, and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.

In this case, we must determine whether the Tenth Court of Appeals erred in holding that the trial court did not reversibly err in refusing to instruct the jury on the affirmative defense of insanity due to involuntary intoxication. We begin our discussion with a review of the relevant facts.1 A...

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