Legal Opinion

State v. Martinez

Court of Appeals of Arizona

Decided March 2, 2009No. 2 CA-CR 2007-0122PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

PELANDER, Chief Judge.

¶ 1 After a jury trial, Jack Jude Martinez, Jr. was convicted of second-degree burglary. The trial court sentenced him to an aggravated, seven-year prison term. On appeal, Martinez contends the court erred by admitting evidence of Martinez’s statements to a neighboring jail inmate and a letter he sent his girlfriend. He also argues the prosecutor committed misconduct. Finding no error, we affirm.

Background

¶ 2 “We view the facts in the light most favorable to sustaining the eonvietion[ ].” State v. Robles, 213 Ariz. 268, ¶ 2, 141 P.3d 748, 750 (App.2006). In…

2Cases cited63 opinions

  1. Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Bell v. WolfishSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. Hudson v. PalmerSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979

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3Cited by10 opinions

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  3. State of Arizona v. Dustin GillArizona Supreme Court · 2017
  4. State v. GARCIA-NAVARROCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2010
  5. State of Arizona v. Fabian Garcia-NavarroCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2010

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