Legal Opinion

Zaiontz v. State

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided May 1, 1986No. 13-85-210-CRPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

BENAVIDES, Justice.

A jury convicted appellant of capital murder and sentenced her to life imprisonment. She raises issues involving accomplice witness testimony and the judgment’s recitation that a deadly weapon was used. We affirm a modified judgment.

Two of the four men who were with appellant on the night of the murder testified for the State. They stated that the group of five left San Antonio by car on the evening of August 11, 1984. All had been drinking beer and taking drugs, and they planned “to party” on the beach near Corpus Christi. On route, some of them discussed robbing…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Carrillo v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1979
  2. Russell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1980
  3. Harris v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1983
  4. Scott v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. Travelstead v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1985

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Garza Garza v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1990

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