Mata v. State

Hervey, J., filed a concurring opinion in which Richardson, Newell, and Walker, JJ., joined.

I agree with the Court's refusal of Desirae Monique Mata's petition for discretionary review because she cannot show that she suffered egregious harm from the erroneous jury instruction. However, I write separately to address an important topic.

Corroboration of Accomplices and Jail House Informants

Mata argues in her second ground for review that the court of appeals erred to rely on accomplice testimony to corroborate "jail house" informant testimony and on "jail house" informant testimony to…