Lopez v. State

OPINION

REEVES, Chief Justice.

Enrique Lopez appeals his conviction for attempted capital murder. He complains of jury charge error; improper jury argument; the denial of his right to voir dire a reputation witness; and ineffective assistance of counsel. We find reversible error with the punishment trial only. The case is reversed and remanded for a new punishment trial.

FACTS

While on duty during the early morning hours of February 24, 1991, Deputy Leo Gomez of the Bexar County Sheriffs Department stopped for questioning Enrique Lopez (appellant), a pedestrian. The deputy suspected that…