Helen Torres, A/k/a Mary Jane Perez A/k/a Baby Helen Perez, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals held that involuntary intoxication is a recognized defense in Texas and that the trial court erred by refusing to charge the jury on that defense when the evidence was sufficient. Accordingly, the conviction was reversed and the case remanded for a new trial with the proper instruction.