Gill v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON THE STATE’S PETITIONS FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
CAMPBELL, Judge.
A Leon County jury found appellant, Sammy Gill, guilty of aggravated robbery of a person 65 years of age or older. See Tex.Penal Code § 29.03(a)(3)(A). The jury assessed his punishment at imprisonment for 50 years. See Tex.Penal Code § 12.32. The Tenth Court of Appeals, with one justice dissenting, later reversed appellant’s conviction on the ground the evidence adduced at his trial was insufficient to satisfy the requirements of Texas Code of Criminal Procedure article 38.14, the accomplice witness rule.1 Gill v. State,…
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