Contreras v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
KRUEGER, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of the offense of murder and his punishment was assessed at death.
Appellant’s main contention seems to be that the evidence is insufficient to sustain his conviction in this, — that the accomplice witness is not sufficiently corroborated to connect him with the commission of the offense; that he agreed to its commission and was doing something at the time in furtherance of the common design of all participants.
We have read the record with great care and reached the conclusion that appellant’s contention is not well founded. The evidence shows that the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Rowan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1924
- Kelly v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1938
- Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1937
- York v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1937
3Cited by6 opinions
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- Saldivar v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1945
- Sheffield v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1957
- Sheffield v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1962
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