Gilberto Tamayo Villarreal v. State

NUMBER 13-09-023-CR COURT OF APPEALS THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG GILBERTO TAMAYO VILLARREAL, Appellant, v. THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee. On appeal from the 275th District Court of Hidalgo County, Texas. MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Chief Justice Valdez and Justices Benavides and Vela Memorandum Opinion by Justice Vela A jury convicted appellant, Gilberto Tamayo Villarreal, of capital murder. See TEX . PENAL CODE ANN . § 19.03(a)(2) (Vernon Supp. 2009). Because the State did not seek the death penalty, the trial court assessed punishment at life in prison. See id. §…