Anibal Vasquez, Appellant v. the State of Texas

Summary

The Court held that the trial judge's failure to copy the abstract definition of the law of parties into the application paragraph of the jury charge was harmless error, affirming the conviction. It overruled the Johnson plurality to the extent it imposed a per se harm rule, and applied the Almanza harm analysis. Justice Price filed a concurring opinion noting the same conclusion and declining to overrule Johnson.