ALONZO v. STATE

No. 55941.

575 S.W.2d 547 (1979)

John ALONZO, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, Panel No. 3.

January 10, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel F. Solis, Dallas, for appellant.

Henry M. Wade, Dist. Atty., Jerome L. Croston, Jr., and Reed Prospere, Asst. Dist. Attys., Dallas, for the State.

Before DOUGLAS and TOM G. DAVIS, JJ.


OPINION

DOUGLAS, Judge.

John Alonzo appeals his conviction for indecency with a child. Punishment was assessed by the court at five years.

Alonzo contends that the court erred in failing to instruct the jury on the law regarding accomplice witnesses and in failing to submit to the jury the issue of whether complainant was an accomplice witness. The sufficiency of the evidence is not challenged.

Alonzo had befriended numerous children in a...

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