Ex Parte Chabot

in which MEYERS, PRICE, JOHNSON, HERVEY, HOLCOMB, and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.

This is a post-conviction application for a writ of habeas corpus brought pursuant to Article 11.07 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. We agree with the convicting court’s recommendation to grant relief.

The applicant was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. On appeal, he alleged that the evidence was insufficient to corroborate the testimony of accomplice witness Gerald Pabst and that the trial court erred in admitting evidence of extraneous offenses. The Fifth Court of Appeals affirmed his…