Shrader v. State

Melvin Mayfield, Judge.

Appellant was arrested for conspiracy to commit capital murder. The state alleged appellant had attempted to hire Bill Smith to kill Dan Stewart and had committed the overt acts of obtaining a pistol and a silencer for Smith to use. Smith, however, reported the incident to Stewart and then disappeared for several weeks. When Smith returned, he cooperated with authorities by wearing a “body pack” to appellant’s home several times, thereby recording conversations in which they discussed the killing. The last such visit by Smith was on Saturday, October 30, 1982. On…