Case Name: Morris Len Gordon v. State
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1961-05-10
Citations: 171 Tex. Crim. 243
Docket Number: No. 33,387
Parties: Morris Len Gordon v. State
Judges: 
Reporter: Texas Criminal Reports
Volume: 171
Pages: 243–244

Head Matter:
Morris Len Gordon v. State
No. 33,387.
May 10, 1961
State’s Motion for Rehearing Overruled June 14, 1961
Irwin and Irwin, T. K. Irwin, Jr., and R. T. Scales, (by T. K. Irwin, Jr.) Dallas, for appellant.
Henry Wade, Criminal District Attorney, Paul French, John Rogers, Phil Burleson, Assistants District Attorney, Dallas, and Leon Douglas, State’s Attorney, Austin, for the state.

Opinion:
McDonald, judge.
Adultery is the offense; the punishment, a fine of $600.
The state relied upon three acts of intercourse without a living together to constitute "habitual carnal intercourse," within the meaning of Art. 499, V.A.P.C.
The only evidence of the commission of acts of intercourse on June 5 and June 8, 1960, is found in appellant's confession.
In the absence of corroborating testimony, the confession is insufficient to sustain the judgment. Carroll v. State, 143 Tex. Cr. Rep. 269, 158 S.W. 2d 532; Robinson v. State, 148 Tex. Cr. Rep. 439, 188 S.W. 2d 182.
Because the evidence is insufficient to support the conviction, the judgment is reversed and the cause is remanded.