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981 S.W.2d 211

Preston v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided December 9, 1998

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · decided 1998-12-09

Relies on Preston v. State

Decided 1998-12-09

¶1OPINION

PER CURIAM.

¶2Appellant was convicted of commercial bribery and punishment was assessed at seven years confinement, probated. The Court of Appeals affirmed. Preston v. State, 934 S.W.2d 901 (Tex.App.—Houston [14th Dist] 1996). We granted review to determine whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding: 1) appellant was not egregiously harmed by the omission from the jury charge of an instruction on the requirement for corroboration of accomplice witness testimony; and, 2) appellant’s trial counsel did not render ineffective assistance of counsel in failing to request the instruction. After careful review of the appellate record, the Court of Appeals’ opinion, as well as the briefs before this Court, we conclude that our initial decision to grant review was improvident. Accordingly, the petition for discretionary review is dismissed.

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