Utsey v. State

OPINION

GRANT, Justice.

Deryl Utsey appeals from a conviction for the offense of engaging in organized criminal activity by the unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (cocaine) in violation of the Texas Penal Code. 1 This case was consolidated for trial with the case of Frank Utsey on a similar charge. The jury convicted Deryl Utsey of engaging in unlawful criminal activity and sentenced him to confinement for twenty-five years.

Utsey contends that there was insufficient independent evidence to corroborate the testimony of the accomplice witness; that the trial court erred in overruling his…