Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Michael Warner, Appellant v. the State of Texas
April 29, 19981998 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 58
Summary
The Court of Criminal Appeals dismissed Warner's petition for discretionary review, holding that he failed to preserve error because he did not make an adequate offer of proof of his PTSD evidence at the guilt/innocence stage. The Court explained that Texas Rule of Criminal Evidence requires a specific offer of proof to preserve a claim of error.