Garza v. State

OPINION

LÓPEZ, Justice.

The appellant, Robert Garza, was tried by jury for the offense of robbery. According to the State’s witnesses, Garza threatened to shoot Laura Vega if she did not relinquish her car to Garza. Vega had stopped at a convenience store to make a phone call and to purchase some milk. Fearing for her life, Vega instructed her passenger to exit the car. Garza then left the store in Vega’s car. Unfortunately for Garza, the manager of the convenience store observed most of what occurred. At trial, Vega, her passenger, and the store manager each identified Garza as the man who…