RIGGS v. STATE

No. 01-85-0303-CR.

744 S.W.2d 140 (1986)

Johnny Jerome RIGGS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

Rehearing Denied April 10, 1986.

Ordered Published February 1, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carolyn Garcia, Houston, for appellant.

John B. Holmes, Harris County Dist. Atty., Richard Anderson, Marie Munier, Harris County Asst. Dist. Attys., for appellee.

Before SAM BASS, HOYT and COHEN, JJ.


OPINION

HOYT, Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction for murder. After the appellant pled true to two prior felony convictions, the court sentenced him to 25 years confinement. In his sole ground of error, the appellant contends that the evidence was insufficient, because the only witness who linked him to the crime was an accomplice as a matter of law, and the accomplice's testimony was uncorroborated. We reverse the judgment.

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