Lopez v. State

OPINION

Marc W. Brown, Justice

Appellant Alexis Lopez brings two issues on appeal: (1) the trial court erred by entering cumulation orders in the written judgments that conflict with the trial court’s oral pronouncement of the sentences; and (2) the trial court erred by failing to instruct the jury on the burden of proof, at the punishment phase, regarding extraneous offenses. We reform the trial court’s judgments and affirm the judgments as reformed.

I. Background

Appellant was in a dating relationship with the complainant’s mother. Appellant, upset with the complainant’s mother, sexually…