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- Title: Cipriano Ramon Almanza v. State Texas
- Author : Thirteenth District, Corpus Christi Court of Appeals of Texas
- Release Date : January 12, 1986
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 60 KB
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Appellant was convicted of aggravated rape, under the former penal code, Sec. 21.03. See now V.T.C.A. Penal Code, Sec. 22.021(a)(3). On motion for rehearing the Fort Worth Court of Appeals withdrew its original opinion and reversed, finding "fundamental error" in the jury charge. Almanza v. State, 645 S.W.2d 885 (Tex.App. -- Fort Worth 1983). Review was granted in this Court, and the States motion for rehearing became the occasion for this Courts holding that even a defendant claiming fundamental error in his jury charge must show how he was harmed by such error. There are two tests for harm to be applied to any jury charge error, depending on whether there was objection to the error at trial.