[November 07, 2009] BRIEF: Murderer objects to restitution: Gabriel Tapia is serving life without parole for the first-degree murder of Danny Medina in 2005. Tweet Nov 07, 2009 (The Pueblo Chieftain - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- A man convicted for the 2005 killing of a Pueblo man is objecting to having to pay restitution in the case. Gabriel Angel "Oso" Tapia was convicted in March 2007 of first-degree murder for the killing of Danny Medina. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole. In June, District Judge Jill Mattoon approved a motion by the district attorney to require that Tapia and his codefendants Joe Anthony Martinez and Christine Sayesva pay $6,240 to the victim compensation fund and $9,911.71 to Teresa Inez Medina. Martinez was also convicted of first-degree murder and is serving a life sentence. Sayesva was convicted of accessory to murder in September 2008 and sentenced to six years in prison. Her sentence has since been reduced by a year. Tapia's attorneys have objected to the restitution order, saying that none of his attorneys received notice of the motion and violated Tapia's due process. The issue is under review. [email protected] To see more of The Pueblo Chieftain, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.chieftain.com. Copyright (c) 2009, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo. Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. For reprints, email [email protected], call 800-374-7985 or 847-635-6550, send a fax to 847-635-6968, or write to The Permissions Group Inc., 1247 Milwaukee Ave., Suite 303, Glenview, IL 60025, USA. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]