Thomas v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 11th District (Eastland)
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TERRY McCALL, Justice.
The jury convicted appellant of conspiracy to commit burglary of a habitation and of engaging in organized criminal activity. The trial court found the enhancement paragraph “true” and assessed appellant’s punishment at confinement for 20 years. Because we find sufficient non-accomplice testimony that “tends to connect” appellant to the offense committed, we affirm.
Standard of Review
The nature of this case requires us to outline both the accomplice and non-accomplice testimony in order to make sure that there is sufficient non-accomplice testimony “tending to…
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