Raymond Edmund Lapoint, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the Dallas Court of Appeals' reversal of LaPoint's burglary conviction, holding that the trial judge's erroneous jury instruction on a presumption of intent was harmful error not harmless under Almanza. Judge Teague, in a partial concurrence/dissent, argued the error was harmless and the appellate court failed to follow the Court's mandate.