Martin v. State

BENHAM, Justice.

DeKelvin Rafael Martin has been indicted for the murders of Travis and Ila Ivery and Savion Wright, the grandparents and the 12-year-old son, respectively, of Martin’s girlfriend, Tymika Wright. Martin has also been charged with Ms. Wright’s rape, as well as other related crimes. The State has filed written notice of its intent to seek the death penalty. This Court granted Martin’s application for interim review and ordered the parties to address whether the trial court erred in denying Martin’s motion in limine to preclude the admission of Ms. Wright’s prior testimony. For…