Richard Rene Rivera v. State

OPINION

Evelyn V. Keyes, Justice

A jury convicted appellant, Richard Rene Rivera, of the third-degree felony offense of racing without a license.1 The trial court assessed his punishment at two years’ confinement, suspended for two years, and a $2,000 fine. In eleven issues on appeal, appellant contends: (1) the State failed to present sufficient evidence that he conducted a horse race without a license as alleged in the indictment; (2)—(3) the trial court erroneously allowed two police officers to testify that, in their opinion, appellant was guilty of helping to conduct a horse race; (4)—(6)…