Dominic Deshawn Gaston v. State

Reversed and Acquitted; Opinion filed November 2, 2010.

In The

Fourteenth Court of Appeals

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NO. 14-09-00426-CR

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Dominic Deshawn Gaston, Appellant

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The State of Texas, Appellee

On Appeal from the 23rd District Court

Brazoria County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 56,983

OPINION

In this appeal, we examine the sufficiency of corroborating evidence under the accomplice-witness rule. Because the evidence does not tend to connect the accused to the charged offense, we reverse and render judgment of acquittal.

BACKGROUND

Appellant Dominic Deshawn Gaston was charged in the…