Celey v. State

LATTIMORE, Judge.

Conviction for robbery; punishment, ten years in the penitentiary.

When all the evidence was in appellant asked a written instruction be given the jury to return a verdict of not guilty because there was no legal evidence upon which to convict. The charge was refused. In our opinion this was error.

Upon grant of immunity to one Thorpe, a self-confessed participant in the alleged robbery, he was used as a witness for the State and made out a complete case against appellant. On the question of the necessary corroboration we find that Mr. Wilmering, the party who was robbed, said…