Legal Opinion

J.R.R., Matter Of

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided May 15, 1985No. 2-85-003-CVPublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

JORDAN, Justice.

Appellant, J.R.R., fourteen years of age at the time, was on November 5, 1984, adjudicated a child engaged in delinquent conduct and was found to be in need of rehabilitation, but was granted probation. This court is confronted with two issues: (1) whether a fifteen-year-old participant in the offense charged is an accomplice, and (2) if he is, was his testimony at trial sufficiently corroborated. Our answer to the first question is yes and to the second question it is no.

We accordingly reverse and remand.

By his first seven points of error appellant contends that there…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Villarreal v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  2. Mitchell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  3. United States Gypsum Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. Bradford v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1960
  5. Carnathan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. S.D.W., Matter OfCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1991
  2. C.M.G., Matter OfCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1995
  3. In re J.R.R.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
  4. Ross v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1986
  5. Dale Roush, Individually and as Trustee of the Dale Roush Assets Trust v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and Joel HartCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2018

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