Thompson v. State

OPINION

DOUGLAS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for the offense of murder with malice. The jury assessed punishment at life.

Among other things, the sufficiency of the evidence to corroborate an alleged accomplice witness is challenged. On December 14, 1973, Wilma McCage, who resided just across the street from Tietze Park in Dallas, reported to police that she heard a loud noise that sounded like a shot between 12:15 a. m. and 12:20 a. m. At approximately 1:00 a. m., Officer Kenneth Maltby of the Dallas Police Department went to the park and found a body lying near the sidewalk with…