Sakil v. State

OPINION

DAVID WELLINGTON CHEW, Chief Justice.

Eric Sakil appeals from his conviction for the offense of assault, enhanced against a member of his family or household. In two issues, Appellant argues the trial court erred by (1) including a definition of voluntary intoxication in its charge to the jury, and (2) by refusing to allow the jury to consider the effect of mental illness in determining whether he possessed the requisite state of mind.

On September 24, 2004, El Paso Police Officers Sandra Zamudio and Jaime Cordero were dispatched to an apartment complex at the corner of Montana and on…