Jimenez v. State

OPINION

Opinion by:

CATHERINE STONE, Chief Justice.

Jesus Jimenez was charged with engaging in organized crime. A jury found Jimenez guilty of the alleged offense and sentenced him to 50 years imprisonment. Jimenez raises eleven issues on appeal. We affirm.

Background

Jimenez is a member of the Mexican Mafia, as are several of his associates, Robert Perez, Sammy Menchaca, Robert Menchaca, and Stephen Flores. The State contended that Jimenez and his fellow mafia members conspired to rob several local drug dealers (Hector . Cantu, Guadalupe Vela, and Frank Alvarado) of both property and money.…