McFarlin v. State

BEAUCHAMP, Judge.

The appeal is from a sentence of three years in the penitentiary on a charge of theft of an automobile.

The State relies on the testimony of Jim Tanner, who appeared as an accomplice witness in behalf of the State. He admitted his part in the theft of the car and the sole question involved in the appeal is whether or not there is sufficient corroborating testimony to sustain the conviction. This calls for a discussion of the evidence by the several witnesses.

On Saturday night, the 16th of March, 1946, D. A. Chapman, Jr., driving his father’s car, returned to the home after an…