DAWSON v. STATE

No. 44243.

472 S.W.2d 775 (1971)

James Clarence DAWSON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

November 16, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry D. Conner, Houston, for appellant.

Carol S. Vance, Dist. Atty., and Phyllis Bell and Jim Skelton, Asst. Dist. Attys., Houston, and Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

ROBERTS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for sodomy. Trial was before the court on a plea of not guilty, with the punishment set at four years confinement.

Appellant raises two grounds of error, both relating to the sufficiency of the evidence.

First, appellant complains that the complaining witness was an accomplice and conviction cannot stand for the reason that there was no corroborating testimony. The record shows that...

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