State v. Martinez, Cerjio

COURT OF APPEALS

EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS

EL PASO, TEXAS)

THE STATE OF TEXAS,)

No. 08-01-00081-CR)

Appellant,)

Appeal from)

v.)

409th District Court)

CERJIO MARTINEZ,)

of El Paso County, Texas)

Appellee.)

(TC# 2000-0D0-4570)

MEMORANDUM OPINION

This opinion is the latest in the continuing saga of confidential information about an ongoing police investigation which was leaked to the local media. Deputy Chief Cerjio Martinez and Assistant Chief George DeAngelis were considered possible suspects. A criminal investigation into the leak itself focused on misuse of official information proscribed by Section 39.06…