Freeman v. State

OPINION

TRACY CHRISTOPHER, Justice.

Appellant Jarrell Freeman argues that his conviction for aggravated robbery must be reversed because he was egregiously harmed by the trial court’s failure to instruct the jury sua sponte that it could not convict appellant based solely on the testi mony of accomplices. Because we agree that rational jurors would have found the State’s case significantly less persuasive if they had been properly instructed, we agree. We accordingly reverse and remand the case for a new trial.

I. Factual and Procedural Background

Between 10:30 and 11:00 p.m. on November 29,…