DIXON v. STATE

No. PD-1576-05.

201 S.W.3d 731 (2006)

Anthony DIXON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

September 13, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph W. Varela, Houston, for Appellant.

Jeri Yenne, Criminal District Atty., David Bosserman, Assistant District Atty., Angleton, Matthew Paul, State's Atty., Austin, for State.


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

What kind of harm analysis is appropriate when a trial court errs by refusing a defendant's request to require the State to elect from among multiple offenses? How is it to be employed? The Court of Appeals found harm under a constitutional-error harm analysis and reversed the conviction. We find that the Court of Appeals erred in the manner of its...

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