In the Interest of A. D. L. C.
Court of Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
COUNTISS, Justice.
The appellant, A. D. L. C., fifteen years of age, was adjudicated a child engaged in delinquent conduct and committed to the Texas Youth Council. 1 The issue before this court is whether accomplice testimony of the child’s participation in a felony offense was sufficiently corroborated. We conclude that it was not and reverse and remand.
In September 1979 a lumber yard in Ralls, Texas was burglarized. Entry was gained through a window and a small amount of money and merchandise was stolen. Shortly after the burglary, two other fifteen year-old children confessed to the crime…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Villarreal v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
- In re S. J. C.Texas Supreme Court · 1976
- Ayala v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
- Hernandez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
- Tompkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
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- In re L.G.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1987
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- Martinez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2005
- Hernandez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1982
- In re K.B.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2004
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