Christina Martinez v. State of Texas

NO. 12-00-00246-CR

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS

TWELFTH COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT

TYLER, TEXAS

CHRISTINA MARTINEZ,

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APPEAL FROM THE 114TH

APPELLANT

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JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF

THE STATE OF TEXAS,

APPELLEE

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SMITH COUNTY, TEXAS

OPINION

Christina Martinez ("Appellant") appeals her conviction of capital murder, for which she received a mandatory life sentence. On original submission, Appellant raised three issues. See Martinez v. State, No. 12-00-00246-CR, 2001 WL 1654493, at *1 (Tex. App-Tyler December 21, 2001) (not yet released for publication). In her first issue, Appellant contended that evidence of gang…