Legal Opinion

Meyers v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided January 27, 1982No. 61499PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction of aggravated robbery. The jury assessed punishment at confinement for ninety-nine years.

In his sole ground of error, the appellant contends that the evidence is insufficient to corroborate the testimony of an accomplice witness.

Michael Marlow was an accomplice witness as a matter of law. The trial court so instructed the jury. Marlow testified that he had met the appellant and his brother, Charles Meyers, in a lounge in Birmingham, Alabama, around July 8, 1978. The three drove to Michigan and then came to Texas with Charles’…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. McManus v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  2. Carrillo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  3. Warren v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  4. Shannon v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  5. Etheredge v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976

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3Cited by41 opinions

  1. Malone v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2008
  2. Brown v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
  3. Cox v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1992
  4. Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988
  5. Thompson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984

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