Robert Lee Holladay, Appellant v. the State of Texas, Appellee

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas held that the trial judge's jury instruction on accomplice witness testimony under Art. 38.14 was sufficient for a capital murder conviction and overruled prior decisions (County and Fortenberry) that required element‑specific corroboration; it reversed the Court of Appeals and affirmed the trial court. Justice Miller dissented, arguing that the instruction should have required corroboration of the specific elements that make the murder capital.