Legal Opinion

Wright v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided February 19, 1969No. 41847PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BELCHER, Judge.

The conviction is for murder; the punishment, life.

The appellant contends that Joe Kenneth Polk being an accomplice witness as a matter of law and there being no corroboration of his testimony, the trial court erred in not granting his motion for a new trial for the reason that the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction.

The evidence reveals that the appellant and his two companions, Joe Kenneth Polk and Robert Lee Davis, left the Fidelity Union Building parking garage about 7:30 p.m., on August 22, 1966. The Atlantic Liquor Store in which the deceased was…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Pittman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
  2. Josef v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1895
  3. Lopez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1962
  4. Garrett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
  5. Daviss v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1955

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Trepanier v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1997
  2. Beshears v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970
  3. Davis v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1969
  4. Mills v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  5. Drager v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977

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