Legal Opinion

In the Interest of A. D. L. C.

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided April 16, 1980No. 9199PublishedCited by 16 opinions

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

  1. Villarreal v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  2. In re S. J. C.Texas Supreme Court · 1976
  3. Ayala v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
  4. Hernandez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  5. Tompkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. In re L.G.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1987
  2. C.M.G., Matter OfCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1995
  3. Martinez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 7th District (Amarillo)2005
  4. Hernandez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1982
  5. In re K.B.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2004

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