English v. State

MELTON, Presiding Justice.

Following a jury trial, James English appeals his convictions for the malice murder of Ricky Payne and first degree arson.1 English contends that the trial court committed plain error by not providing a jury charge regarding the corroboration of confessions. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

1. Viewed in the light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence shows that, on the night of April 25, 2009, emergency personnel discovered Payne’s burned corpse on a couch in a home that had been set on fire, as well as blotches of Payne’s blood throughout the house…