Forson v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Appeal from the District Court of Hamilton. Tried below before the Hon. J. R. McClellan. Appeal from a conviction of burglary; penalty, two years imprisonment in the penitentiary. The opinion states the case. Cited cases in opinion. Cited: Campbell v. State, 123 S. W. Rep., 583; Ice v. State, 208 id., 343.
1Opinion of the Court
LATTIMORE, Judge.
Appellant was convicted in the District Court of Hamilton County of burglary, and his punishment fixed at two years in the penitentiary.
The trial court charged on the law of accomplice testimony as follows: “You are instructed that the witness, Charles E. Heriot, is an accomplice, and you are therefore instructed that you cannot find the defendant guilty upon the testimony of said witness alone; you must first believe such witness’ testimony to be true, and that it shows the defendant is guilty of the offense as charged in the indictment, and even then, you cannot find the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Murphy v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1912
- Wisdom v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1903
- Baggett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1912
3Cited by4 opinions
- Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1927
- McNeill v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1928
- Walker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1923
- White v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1937