Jones v. State

KRUEGER, Judge. —

Appellant was convicted of the offense of murder without malice, and his punishment was assessed at confinement in the state penitentiary for a term of five years.

Appellant’s main contention is that the testimony of the accomplice is not sufficiently corroborated to sustain his conviction. In order that the conclusion which we have reached may be readily understood we deem it proper to briefly state the salient facts proven upon the trial as reflected by the record.

Adell Bright, a co-defendant, testified for the State that he, Walter Davis, George Jones, and the appellant on…