Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Ben Wayne Schutz, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

December 19, 20012001 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 139

Summary

The Court held that the appellant does not bear the burden of showing that the erroneous admission of expert testimony affected his substantial rights and that the appellate court must review the entire record when conducting a Rule 44.2(b) harmless error analysis. Accordingly, the Court reversed the Court of Appeals judgment and affirmed the trial court’s conviction.