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CRUZ v. STATE

No. 69342.

690 S.W.2d 246 (1985)

Justin Seven CRUZ, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, En Banc.

Rehearing Denied May 29, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jimmy Morris, Corsicana, for appellant.

Patrick C. Batchelor, D.A. & John H. Jackson, Asst. Dist. Atty., Corsicana, Robert Huttash, State's Atty., Austin, for the State.

Before the court en banc.

OPINION

W.C. DAVIS, Judge.

A jury found appellant guilty of capital murder. The jury answered the punishment issues affirmatively, and punishment was assessed at death. See Art. 37.071, V.A.C.C.P.

Appellant contends that the evidence is insufficient to support his conviction because there is no evidence corroborating the testimony of the accomplice.

Richard Williams, also known as John Zimmerman, was the State's chief witness

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