Court Opinion

ID: 5104014
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2021-10-02 01:29:51.441548+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T08:21:09.131223
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BILL VANCE, Justice,
concurring.
I am not ready to abandon our decision in In re M.E.R. to apply Almanza to the charge in juvenile cases. Almanza v. State, 686 S.W.2d 157, 172 (Tex.Crim.App.1985) (op. on reh’g); In re M.E.R., 995 S.W.2d 287, 291 (Tex.App.-Waco 1999, no pet.).
We specifically asked the parties to brief the question. The State’s brief on resubmission says: “The State responds that the criminal rales should apply based on the analysis of In re C.O.S., [988 S.W.2d 760 (Tex.1999)], In re A.V., [57 S.W.3d 51 (Tex.App.-Waco 2001, no pet.)], In re M.E.R, [995 S.W.2d at 291], In re K.W.G., [953 S.W.2d 483 (Tex.App.-Texarkana 1997, pet. denied)], In re E.F., [986 S.W.2d 806 (Tex.App.-Austin 1999, pet. denied)], In re C.P., [998 S.W.2d 703 (Tex.App.-Waco 1999, no pet.)], and R.X.F. v. State, [921 S.W.2d 888 (Tex.App.-Waco 1996, no writ)].” I believe the State’s analysis of the issue is correct.
Having stated my disagreement with the majority’s position about that, I concur in the judgment because, considering the charge in its entirety, I do not believe that A.A.B. has demonstrated that he was “egregiously harmed.” See Almanza, 686 S.W.2d at 171.