Black v. State

Banke, Judge.

The appellant appeals his conviction for burglary, contending that it was based on the uncorroborated testimony of an accomplice in violation of Code § 38-121. The accomplice, Arthur Whitfield, testified that he saw the appellant and another man leave appellant’s place of business in appellant’s car and return sometime later with property which was shown to have been taken from the victim’s home. The property included a portable TV set, a shotgun, and a typewriter. Although Whitfield was convicted at an earlier trial for the same burglary, he denied any criminal participation in…