Jimmy Lee Simmons, Appellant v. the State of Texas

Summary

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals held that the non‑accomplice evidence—voice identification, a threatening jail letter, and attempts to obtain an exculpatory affidavit—could be viewed by a rational juror as tending to connect Jimmy Lee Simmons to the aggravated robbery, satisfying Article 38.14 and supporting his conviction. The court reversed the intermediate appellate court’s reversal and affirmed the trial court’s judgment.