Stephen George, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court affirmed the Court of Appeals, holding that when a defendant requests at the guilt/innocence phase that the jury be instructed on extraneous offense evidence, the trial court must require the jury to find beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant committed the extraneous offense before considering it. The decision rests on longstanding Texas precedent that the proof standard for admissibility and jury instruction is beyond a reasonable doubt, rejecting the State's argument that the standard should be lower.