Legal Opinion
Cooper v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided April 21, 1982No. 49328PublishedCited by 125 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McCORMICK, Judge.
This Court earlier granted appellant an out-of-time appeal in this case. Appellant was convicted of burglary of a habitation. Punishment, enhanced by two prior convictions for burglary, was assessed at life in the Texas Department of Corrections.
Initially, appellant contends that the evidence was insufficient to corroborate the testimony of appellant’s accomplice who testified for the State.
The evidence showed that the home of Charles Willingham was burglarized on October 20, 1971. The burglary occurred at some time after noon and before 3:30 p. m. while no one was…
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