Legal Opinion
Glenn Earl Martin v. State of Texas
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 27, 1982No. 81-2428PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEE, Circuit Judge:
In June of 1977, a jury found appellant Martin guilty of capital murder for the slaying of John C. Denson during the course of a robbery. After the jury refused to return affirmative answers to the special issues on aggravating circumstances required for imposition of the death penalty under Texas law, appellant was sentenced to life in prison. At the sentencing hearing, Martin’s retained counsel stated that he had discussed an appeal with his client and that Martin had “no desire to make an appeal in this case;” no timely notice of appeal was filed. Less than two weeks…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- John Lewis Washington v. John C. Watkins, Commissioner, Mississippi Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- David Earl Wilson v. Robert H. Butler, Sr., Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, LouisianaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- William Johnson, Jr. v. W.J. Estelle, Jr., Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- United States v. Ronnie GipsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- Laville Hannon v. Herb Maschner and Attorney General of the State of Kansas, RespondentsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
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