Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas April 3, 2019, PD-0207-18 (Milton v. State)

Newell, J., delivered the unanimous opinion of the Court.

Can a demonstrative video for an otherwise proper closing argument go too far? In this case, yes. During closing argument for the punishment phase of a non-violent robbery case, the State played a YouTube video of a lion at a zoo trying to eat a human baby through protective glass.