Villarreal v. State

OPINION

Opinion by

Chief Justice ROGELIO VALDEZ.

This is an appeal by Jose Federico Reyes Villarreal (“Villarreal”) challenging his conviction for murder, after a jury found him guilty and sentenced him to serve a term of thirty years. We overrule all issues and affirm the trial court’s judgment.

STATEMENT OF FACTS

Appellant Villarreal, Isaías Mateo Reyes (“Isaías”), and the now deceased Jorge Reyes (“Reyes”) were friends who came from Mexico to work in the United States. All three found work at a body shop, and resided behind the shop. In the early morning of August 10, 1998, after Villarreal and…