Rodriguez v. State

QUINN, Justice.

Joey Rodriguez, appellant, was convicted by a jury of aggravated assault and punishment was assessed at life imprisonment. In ten points of error, he argues that the evidence is insufficient to sustain the verdict, the trial court erred in admitting evidence of extraneous offenses, the trial court erred in admitting evidence of appellant’s gang affiliations, the court erred in admitting a videotaped interview of appellant, and that appellant did not receive effective assistance of counsel at trial. 1 We affirm.

Factual Background

On September 23, 1995, Bobby Lira and Steve Reyes…