Alexander v. State

OPINION

VANCE, Justice.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of attempted capital murder, sentenced to seventy-five years in prison, and assessed a $10,000 fine. We must decide (1) if the indictment was defective, (2) whether hearsay was improperly admitted into evidence, (3) whether one of the State’s principal witnesses was an accomplice, requiring a jury instruction and corroborating evidence, and (4) whether there was sufficient evidence to support his conviction.

Johnny Taylor was delivering pizzas to an apartment complex. After walking past a group of six or seven young men, Taylor was shot…