Gaston v. State

OPINION

TRACY CHRISTOPHER, Justice.

In this appeal, we examine the sufficiency of corroborating evidence under the accomplice-witness rule. Because the evidence does not tend to connect the accused to the charged offense, we reverse and render judgment of acquittal.

BACKGROUND

Appellant Dominic Deshawn Gaston was charged in the robberies of two Angleton convenience stores in February 2008. The first robbery occurred on February 3 at the T & M Grocery; the second on February 17 at the E-Z Food Mart. Video surveillance from both stores depicts a single masked individual, fully dressed in black.…