People v. Parker

Defendant William Parker was found guilty by a jury of second degree robbery. He appeals from the judgment of conviction and from the order denying his motion for a new trial. His principal contention is that the testimony of the principal witness against him, one J. C. Martin, who was admittedly the chief actor in the robbery, was an accomplice, and it is contended that Martin’s testimony was not sufficiently corroborated as required by section 1111 of the Penal Code. Martin, prior to appellant’s trial, had pleaded guilty to the offense in question.

The robbery was committed in the early…