Moreno v. State

OPINION

STOWERS, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

"Trial errors to which the parties did not object are reviewed for plain error." 1 In Adams v. State we held that plain error is "an error that (1) was not the result of intelligent waiver or a tactical decision not to object; (2) was obvious; (8) affected substantial rights; and (4) was prejudicial. 2 These consolidated cases require us to clarify the standard for determining when a defendant intelligently waived an objection or made a tactical decision not to object.

Defendants in two eriminal cases failed to object to errors at trial: in Moreno v.…