Legal Opinion

Lopez v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)

Decided January 22, 1998No. 01-96-00336-CRPublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

NUCHIA, Justice.

A jury found appellant guilty of aggravated robbery and assessed punishment at 16-years confinement. We affirm.

SUFFICIENCY OF NON-ACCOMPLICE TESTIMONY

Two accomplice witnesses, a 15-year-old named Tony and a 16-year-old named Anthony, testified against appellant. In point of error one, appellant asserts that the accomplice witness evidence adduced at trial is not sufficiently corroborated by other evidence tending to connect appellant to the offense.

Tony’s version of the robbery is as follows. On the day of the robbery, appellant asked him if he wanted to “go hit a…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Batson v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Hernandez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  3. Pondexter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
  4. Munoz v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
  5. Jackson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1988

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Barnes v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2001
  2. Longoria v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2004
  3. Anthony Barnes v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2001
  4. Anthony Barnes v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2001
  5. Damian Wayne Hennington v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2003

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