Cocke v. State

How courts have described this case

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• holding that trial court did not err by failing to give accomplice-witness instruction because “the evidence did not raise the issue”
• holding that defendant was not entitled to accomplice-witness instruction with respect to two witnesses who purchased or received stolen property from defendant when there was no evidence they actively participated or assisted in burglary or had required mental state
• providing that a defendant has a right to an accomplice witness instruction if the issue is raised by the evidence
• stating that ―[a]n accomplice is a person who participates in the offense before, during, or after its commission with the requisite mental state.‖
• stating that “[a]n accomplice is a person who participates in the offense before, during, or after its commission with the requisite mental state.”
• providing that a defendant has a right to an accomplice witness instruction if the issue is raised by the evidence

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).