Rene Daniel Villarreal, Appellant v. the State of Texas

Summary

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals reversed the Court of Appeals' finding that the omission of a presumption‑of‑reasonableness instruction caused egregious harm to the defendant. The Court held that the omitted instruction would not have altered the verdict because the presumption was inapplicable and the defensive evidence was weak. The case was remanded for further consideration of the appellant’s remaining issues.