John C. Eckert, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court affirmed John C. Eckert's conviction for criminal conspiracy to commit murder, finding that the accomplice's testimony was sufficiently corroborated, the jury charge was proper, the denial of a change of venue was not an abuse of discretion, and the jury did not receive other evidence warranting a new trial. The majority held that the rifle ownership and surrounding circumstances connected the appellant to the crime, and that the procedural objections raised were unsupported by the record. A concurring opinion noted the focus on evidence of the crime rather than the agreement element but joined the judgment.