Egger v. State

OPINION

Opinion by

ALMA L. LÓPEZ, Justice.

On original submission, we reversed and remanded the judgment of the trial court based on the application of the Helms rule and its corollary. Egger v. State, No. 04-96-00654-CR, 1997 WL 184434, at *2 (Tex.App.—San Antonio 1997), vacated, No. 868-97, slip op. (Tex.Crim.App. June 28, 2000). The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals vacated our judgment and remanded the case for reconsideration in light of Young v. State, 8 S.W.3d 656 (Tex.Crim.App.2000). Upon review of Young, we find that the Helms rule is inapplicable. We overrule appellant’s issue and affirm…