Renner v. State

I respectfully dissent because I do not find that the parole instruction 'made any contribution to the punishment assessed by the jury. Tex.R.App.P. 81(b)(2) provides that if the record in a criminal case reveals error, we shall reverse the judgment, unless we determine beyond a reasonable doubt that the error made no contribution to the conviction or to the punishment.

In the instant case, the jury found appellant guilty of aggravated sexual assault of a child and assessed the maximum sentence provided for this crime by our legislature, life imprisonment. In applying the harmless error test…