HENDRICKS v. STATE

No. 47826.

508 S.W.2d 633 (1974)

Quinby C. HENDRICKS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas.

Rehearing Denied May 15, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joe J. Newman, Houston, for appellant.

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


OPINION

DOUGLAS, Judge.

This is an appeal from a conviction for murder without malice. The jury assessed the punishment at five years.

Preston Hicks, Sally Prudence Hicks and the appellant were jointly indicted for the murder of Thomas Wootton.

The main contention of the appellant is that the court erred in refusing to charge that Preston Hicks, a co-indictee who testified for the State, was an accomplice witness as a matter of law. We agree...

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