Washington v. State

OPINION

Russell Lloyd, Justice

A jury convicted Jeremy Dion Washington of the offense of unlawfully carrying a handgun while a member of a criminal street gang.1 The court assessed his punishment at one year’s confinement in county jail, then suspended the sentence and placed Washington on community supervision for two years. In two issues, Washington argues that the trial court erred by: (1) allowing an officer to testify as an expert witness on the issue of gang membership in violation of Texas Rule of Evidence 702, and (2) admitting photographs of various gang symbols because those exhibits…