Alvarez v. State

MAASS, ELIZABETH T„ Associate Judge.

Curtis Tenney and Elizabeth Johnson were murdered on January 8, 2006. Mark Alvarez confessed to the murders. He was convicted of two counts of first degree murder with a firearm and one count of second degree arson following a jury trial. He raises five points on appeal. First, he argues that his Miranda 1 warning failed to tell him he had the right to appointed counsel before questioning. Second, he argues that his confession occurred only after he unambiguously invoked his right to remain silent. Third, he claims that there was insufficient evidence to…