Lucas v. State

I simply cannot bring myself to agree with the majority’s position that the evidence is sufficient to corroborate the testimony of the accomplice witness Aurelious Singleton, who was shown to have been convicted of seven criminal charges (four felonies and three misdemeanor thefts); who had been arrested 40 or 50 times, and who was admittedly a narcotic addict.

The Legislature has clearly provided in Article 38.14, Vernon’s Ann.C.C.P., that

“A conviction cannot be had upon the testimony of an accomplice unless corroborated by other evidence tending to connect the defendant with the offense…