Legal Opinion

O'DONALD v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided April 4, 1973No. 45938PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

DALLY, Commissioner.

The conviction is for felony theft; the punishment six years imprisonment.

The appellant was charged with the theft of “grain sorghum” from Bruce Lusk, the manager of the Randall County Feed Yard.

The appellant urges that the evidence will not sustain the conviction because it is based upon the testimony of an accomplice witness which is not sufficiently corroborated.

Article 38.14, Vernon’s Ann.C.C.P. provides :

“A conviction cannot be had upon the testimony of an accomplice unless corroborated by other evidence tending to connect the defendant with the offense…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Edwards v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1968
  2. Cherb v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
  3. Reynolds v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1972
  4. Chapman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1971
  5. Minor v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1927

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Mitchell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  2. Walker v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
  3. Forbes v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  4. Etheredge v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  5. Chambers v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974

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