Cruz v. State

OPINION

W.C. DAVIS, Judge.

A jury found appellant guilty of capital murder. The jury answered the punishment issues affirmatively, and punishment was assessed at death. See Art. 37.071, V.A.C.C.P.

Appellant contends that the evidence is insufficient to support his conviction because there is no evidence corroborating the testimony of the accomplice.

Richard Williams, also known as John Zimmerman, was the State’s chief witness *248and was an accomplice witness as a matter of law. The court so charged the jury. Williams testified that he was hitchhiking in Arizona when he met appellant and appellant’s…