Harvey v. State

DICKSON, Justice.

The defendant, James R. Harvey, was convicted of four counts of robbery. He received concurrent sentences of fifteen years on the first three counts and a consecutive sentence of ten years on the fourth count. In this direct appeal, the defendant questions the admissibility of accomplice testimony and of evidence showing his involvement in a prior robbery.

The defendant contends that the trial court erred in admitting the testimony of an accomplice, Randall Snellgrove, because it “lacked the inherent trustworthiness required of witness testimony.”

At trial the State presented…