Ashford v. State

OPINION

O’CONNOR, Justice.

This case presents the question of whether a witness, who was indicted and sentenced as a juvenile for the same offense for which the accused is charged, is an accomplice as a matter of law.

Johnny Wesley Ashford, the appellant, who was charged with the offenses of capital murder, murder, and aggravated robbery, was found by a jury to be guilty of capital murder and was assessed punishment at confinement for life. On appeal, the appellant claims that the trial court committed reversible error in refusing his request for a jury instruction that the wit ness Richard…