Chapman v. State

OPINION

ONION, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for being an accomplice to the offense of robbery by assault. The punishment was assessed by the jury at 11 years.

The indictment alleged a robbery was committed by David Lee Campbell and John Anthony Leslie, and that prior to the robbery the appellant Chapman and John Odom advised, commanded and encouraged Campbell and Leslie to commit the offense.

Appellant’s first conviction was reversed as a result of the trial court’s failure to instruct the jury on the law relating to the testimony of an accomplice witness. 446 S.W.2d 326.…