Villarreal v. State

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice ROSS.

Javier Edwuardo Villarreal was convicted by a jury for aggravated assault on his girlfriend by using a rolling pin, alleged to be a deadly weapon. See Tex. Pen.Code Ann. § 22.02(a)(2) (Vernon Supp.2006). The jury assessed the maximum punishment of twenty years’ imprisonment. Villarreal does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence, nor does he challenge any aspect of the guilt/innocence phase of his trial. Instead, he complains only of two issues relating to punishment. We, therefore, discuss only the relevant factual and procedural background; apply the…