Szilvasy v. State

OPINION ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

Appeal is taken from a conviction for murder. After finding appellant guilty, the jury assessed punishment at life. Appellant’s conviction was affirmed by the Court of Appeals. Szilvasy v. State, 663 S.W.2d 530 (Tex.App.—El Paso 1983).

In his petition for discretionary review, appellant maintains that the Court of Appeals erroneously concluded that the evidence presented at trial was sufficient to corroborate testimony given by the accomplice Mazur. Specifically, appellant directs our attention to that portion of the opinion by the Court…