OPINION
ALCALA, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.
Must a trial court sua sponte give an accomplice-witness instruction when the evidence raises the issue under the theory that the witness was a party as a co-conspirator? We answer this question affirmatively. Furthermore, we conclude that, when the issue of a trial court's failure to give an accomplice-witness instruction is raised on appeal, a court of appeals should first determine...
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