Claxton v. State

OPINION

EVELYN V. KEYES, Justice.

Appellant, Gena Carol Claxton, pleaded not guilty to solicitation of capital murder. The jury found appellant guilty; the trial court sentenced her to 15 years’ imprisonment and assessed a $3,500 fine. In two issues presented for review, appellant contends that the trial court erred in failing to instruct the jury on the law regarding accomplice-witness corroboration and that trial counsel was ineffective for failing to request the corroboration instruction. We affirm.

Facts

On December 6, 2001, Charley Martin, nicknamed “Tiny,” was visiting Houston. Tiny…