Ayers v. State

— There is evidence sustaining the verdict of conviction rendered against the appellant, and we will not disturb it.

An accused may be convicted on the testimony of an accomplice. Johnson v. State, 65 Ind. 269; Stocking v. State, 7 Ind. 326; Ulmer v. State, 14 Ind. 52. Testimony of such a witness should be closely scrutinized and cautiously received; but, if upon due scrutiny it is found satisfactory, the jury may give it credit. In this instance the verdict does not rest alone on the testimony of the accomplice, for there is other evidence corroborating his statements.

The record does not…