Robert Paul Jenkins, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court reversed the murder conviction and remanded for a new trial because the trial court's jury charge failed to place the burden on the State to prove the absence of sudden passion, constituting a due‑process error. The Court affirmed the lower court's orders revoking the appellant's four probations, finding the revocations supported by a preponderance of evidence. Separate dissenting opinions argue that the Cobarrubio error remains fundamental and that the majority erred in overturning the conviction.