Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Lilla Paulus, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

May 26, 19821982 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 929

Summary

The Court reversed Lilia Paulus's conviction for accomplice to murder, holding that the State failed to provide sufficient independent corroboration of the accomplice witness's testimony under Article 38.14. The Court also clarified the test for corroboration, requiring evidence that, apart from the accomplice's testimony, tends to connect the defendant with the crime.