TOMPKINS v. STATE

No. 47095.

501 S.W.2d 132 (1973)

Randall Ray TOMPKINS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

November 14, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Grady Inzer, Longview, for appellant.

Ralph Prince, Dist. Atty., Longview, Jim D. Vollers, State's Atty., Buddy Stevens, Asst. State's Atty., Austin, for the State.


OPINION

ODOM, Judge.

The conviction is for burglary; the punishment, two years.

Appellant was convicted upon the testimony of Jay Merritt Burnett, an accomplice witness, combined with the testimony of five other witnesses. In his first ground of error on appeal, appellant asserts that the corroborative evidence is insufficient to connect him with the offense committed, as required by Article 38.14, Vernon's Ann.C.C.P., to sustain a conviction had...

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