Dillard v. Commonwealth

The sole question for decision in this criminal appeal is whether the trial court erred in refusing defense Instructions B and C, relating to the corroboration of the testimony of an accomplice. The instructions were refused in the trial of the defendant, John Early Dillard, on charges of murder, conspiracy to rob, and robbery. The defendant was convicted by the jury of the charges, and his punishment was fixed at a total of 35 years confinement in the penitentiary. He was sentenced in accordance with the jury’s verdict, and he now seeks reversal.

The record shows that on the evening of…