Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Tony Joe Romo, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

April 14, 19821982 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 880

Summary

The Court affirmed the conviction for heroin possession, holding that the prosecutor's arguments were waived, the juror's conversation did not merit a new trial, the accomplice testimony charge was not fundamentally erroneous, and counsel was reasonably effective; Justice Clinton dissented, arguing the accomplice charge violated statutory corroboration requirements.