Moody v. State (Unpublihed Memo): Moody’s own statements along with those of her maintenance contractor were sufficient to corroborate an accomplice’s testimony.
Moody was charged with organized criminal activity concerning gambling at “The Spot” in Trinity County. A co-conspirator said Moody ran The Spot. Moody denied that, but admitted being at The Spot on occasion, and also admitted owning gambling machines used at another facility, “The Spur.”
An A/C and electrical contractor testified that Moody called him to do repairs at The Spot and personally inspected his work on-site. That sufficiently corroborated the testimony that Moody ran The Spot.
Moody also contended there was error in the the trial court’s answer to a written question from the jury. Since Moody did not object to the answer at trial, her appeal is rejected.
