Valerie Susan Taylor, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas affirmed the Court of Appeals, holding that a jury instruction that voluntary intoxication is not a defense under Penal Code §8.04(a) is proper at the guilt/innocence stage even when the defendant does not assert temporary insanity, because the evidence showed some intoxication that could have influenced the defendant's conduct.