Sammy Gomez v. State Texas

Appellant was convicted by a jury of the offense of attempted murder. Punishment was assessed at twenty years confinement in the Texas Department of Corrections. In an unpublished opinion, the Eastland Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction. Gomez v. State, No. 11-83-308-CR (delivered October 25, 1984). We granted review to determine appellants contentions concerning 1) improper jury argument, and 2) introduction of prior acts of misconduct in the punishment stage. We need not address the introduction of prior acts of misconduct, because we will reverse for improper jury argument.