Peter Alan Werner, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas affirmed the conviction, holding that the trial court did not err in excluding the appellant's expert testimony on "Holocaust syndrome" because the evidence was not relevant to any contested issue, particularly self‑defense, and its exclusion did not constitute a clear abuse of discretion. Justice Teague dissented, arguing that §19.06 of the Penal Code plainly permits such testimony.