Martinez v. State

OPINION

Alexander Rey Martinez was convicted in December 2002 of capital murder. 1 Pursuant to the jury’s answers to the special issues set forth in Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 37.071, §§ 2(b) and 2(e), the trial judge sentenced Martinez to death. 2 Direct appeal to this Court is automatic. 3 Martinez raises five points of error challenging his conviction. We reject his contentions and affirm.

In his first point of error, Martinez claims the trial court erred in overruling his objection to the State’s jury argument at guilt or innocence that the jurors need not agree on which…