Handsford v. State

Smith, Judge.

The primary contentions in this appeal from a theft-by-taking conviction are that the trial court erred in its handling of an accomplice/corroboration issue and in its handling of the sentencing hearing. We find no error and affirm.

1. There is no merit in the enumerations concerning whether a leading state witness was an accomplice of the appellant and, if so, whether this witness’ testimony was corroborated as required by Code § 38-121. The trial court accurately defined the test for whether a witness is an accomplice, and it left the final determination to the jury. Under the…