Legal Opinion

Flowers v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided November 4, 1931No. 14337Published

1Opinion of the Court

LATTIMORE, Judge.

Conviction for transporting intoxicating liquor; punishment, one year in the penitentiary.

There are a number of errors assigned in this record, but since we are of opinion that the case must be reversed for the lack of evidence to corroborate the accomplice Sandlin, we omit discussion of. the other propositions advanced.

The state used Sandlin as its main witness. Under all our authorities he was undoubtedly an accomplice witness. Cate v. State, 100 Texas Crim. Rep., 611, 272 S. W., 210; Pippen v. State, 102 Texas Crim. Rep., 381, 278 S. W., 205; Moseley v. State, 109 Texas…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Stovall v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1925
  2. Cate v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1925
  3. Moseley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1928
  4. Pippen v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1925

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