Legal Opinion
Cocke v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)
Decided July 13, 2005No. 10-04-00056-CRPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FELIPE REYNA, Justice.
A jury convicted Abner Lee Cocke of burglary of a habitation and assessed his punishment at life imprisonment after Cocke pleaded “true” to enhancement allegations. Cocke contends in his sole issue that the court erred by failing to provide an accomplice-witness instruction to the jury in the guilt-innocence charge. We will reverse and remand.
The evidence establishes that five firearms and a Chevrolet pickup were stolen from Thomas Vick’s residence in Bosque County on May 16, 2003. Law enforcement officers in neighboring Coryell County discovered the stolen pickup…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Medina v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1999
- Paredes v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2004
- Herron v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2002
- Ferrel v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2001
- Dixon v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2001
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Cocke v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2006
- City of Waco v. Kelley, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2007
- City of Waco v. Kelley, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2007
- Cocke v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2005
- Cocke, Abner LeeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2006
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