Sakil v. State

OPINION

Appellant, Eric Sakil, was charged with assault, enhanced under Penal Code Section 22.01(b)(2). 1 Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 22.01(b)(2) (Vernon 2003). .At trial, a psychiatrist testified to Appellant’s present use of prescription medication and former abuse of drugs and alcohol. The psychiatrist described the behavioral effects of drugs Appellant had used. However, Appellant’s wife, Claudia, told the 911 operator on the day of the incident that Appellant was not intoxicated. Nevertheless, the trial judge believed that the jury might link the evidence of Appellant’s odd behavior on the…