Granger v. State

OPINION ON APPELLANT’S AND STATE’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

THOMAS G. DAVIS, Judge.

Trial was before the jury for the murder of Steve Anderson. After finding appellant guilty, the jury assessed punishment at life. On appeal the Corpus Christi Court of Appeals (13th District) reversed the conviction. See Granger v. State, 653 S.W.2d 868 (Tex.App. — Corpus Christi 1983). We granted the State’s petition for discretionary review to examine the Court of Appeals’ holding that the accomplice witness’ testimony given at appellant’s former trial was improperly admitted at his second trial. The…