Vasquez v. State

OPINION

MARGARET GARNER MIRABAL, Justice.

A jury found appellant, Everado Vasquez, guilty of aggravated robbery, and assessed punishment at 40 years confinement. The trial court entered an affirmative deadly weapon finding in the judgment. We affirm.

In the published portion of our opinion, we address an issue of first impression: whether corroboration is necessary for accomplice witness testimony in order for there to be sufficient evidence to support an affirmative deadly weapon finding. Our answer is yes, corroboration is necessary, in a case such as this where the jury made an affirmative…