Benn v. State

OPINION

Opinion by Justice GARZA.

Appellant, Nathaniel Benn, challenges his conviction for driving while intoxicated, 1 claiming that his trial was unfair because the court made two errors. First, he claims that the court erred by giving the jury a definition of intoxication that was not limited to intoxication caused by alcohol alone. Second, appellant claims that the trial court erred by denying his motion for a new trial because the prosecutor made several improper remarks during his closing argument that had the cumulative effect of depriving appellant of a fair trial. On the basis of these…