Jason Alexander Smith v. State

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• holding that sufficient corroboration was shown, in part, by appellant’s presence in accomplice’s company at or near place of crime
• holding sufficient corroboration shown by evidence of flight, 27 connection to weapon, and presence in accomplice’s company at or near place of offense
• agreeing that accused did not waive right to speedy trial but observing that his actions were inconsistent with demand for speedy trial
• noting that long delay in demanding a speedy trial and repeatedly acquiescing in resetting trial cuts against showing an assertion of the right
• “Proof that connects an accused to a weapon used in an offense is proper corroborative evidence.”
• “Both the indictment and the jury charge indicate that the only offense involved in this case was murder by any of the three methods set forth in the Penal Code . . . . The jury was not required to agree unanimously as to the manner and means by which appellant did so.”

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