Lopez v. State

OPINION

TREVATHAN, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a conviction of delivery of a controlled substance. A jury found appellant, Jairo Correa Lopez, guilty and assessed punishment at 15-years confinement and a fine of $5,000. In six points of error, Lopez complains of the trial court’s failure to compel disclosure of an informant’s identity and challenges the sufficiency of the evidence. We reverse.

1. Factual background

Officer Fernando Villasana, an undercover narcotics officer with the Houston Police Department, was approached by an informant about a drug transaction involving four kilos…