Dawson v. State

OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for sodomy. Trial was before the court on a plea of not guilty, with the punishment set at four years confinement.

Appellant raises two grounds of error, both relating to the sufficiency of the evidence.

First, appellant complains that the complaining witness was an accomplice ánd conviction cannot stand for the reason that there was no corroborating testimony. The record shows that the complaining witness was ten years old at the time of the offense, and that he was in the fourth grade at the time of trial which was two years later. He…