Charles Ray Brown, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals reversed the Dallas Court of Appeals and remanded, holding that the trial court's jury charge on the law of parties was not defective, that the evidence was sufficient to find the knife a deadly weapon, and that the deferred adjudication order was admissible at the penalty stage. The majority noted the objection was insufficiently specific and any error would be harmless, while Judge Campbell, in a concurrence in part and dissent in part, argued the objection was adequate and the charge lacked a proper roadmap for the jury.