Lopez v. State

OPINION

HINOJOSA, Justice.

Appellant, Reynaldo Lopez, was found guilty by a jury of driving while intoxicated, third offense. See Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat. Ann. art. 6701Z-1 (Vernon 1987). His punishment was assessed at five years in the state penitentiary and a $2,000.00 fine. This sentence is the maximum allowed for a third DWI conviction. Id. at § (e). By three points of error he appeals his conviction.

The State’s first witness, Officer George Elizondo, testified that on July 21, 1989, he observed a car speeding on Texas Highway 44 west of Robstown. Two men were in the car. He turned on his lights…