Legal Opinion
May v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided May 20, 1981No. 66248PublishedCited by 142 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DALLY, Judge.
This is an appeal from a conviction for capital murder. The punishment is death.
The appellant asserts twenty-nine grounds of error. Since he complains that the evidence is insufficient to corroborate accomplice witness testimony, a detailed recitation of the facts is necessary.
Appellant was indicted for the murder of his stepfather, Roy Melton Ayotte. It was alleged that the appellant, for remuneration and the promise of remuneration, hired Arthur Smith to kill Ayotte. Ayotte had been shot once; his body was found outside the Acme Refrigeration Company located at 3111 Polk…
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