MATTHEWS v. STATE

No. 1344-97.

971 S.W.2d 72 (1998)

Danny Leon MATTHEWS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc.

July 15, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian D. Coyne, Houston, for Appellant.

Keli Pool Roper, Assistant District Attorney, Houston, Matthew Paul, State's Attorney, Austin, for the State.

Before the court en banc.


OPINION ON APPELLANT'S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

PER CURIAM.

Appellant was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. On direct appeal, he contended the trial judge erred in failing to instruct the jury that a juvenile was an accomplice witness. The Court of Appeals rejected this argument. Matthews v. State, 965 S.W.2d 541 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist], 1997). However...

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