Legal Opinion
Martinez v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided May 17, 2000No. 73131PublishedCited by 572 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · KellerKeller, J.
in which McCORMICK, P. J., and MEYERS, MANSFIELD and KEASLER, JJ., joined.
Appellant was convicted in April 1998 of three counts of capital murder arising from an episode occurring on October 1, 1996. Tex. Penal Code § 19.08(a)(7) & (8).1 Pursuant to the jury’s answers to the special issues set forth in Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 87.071 §§ 2(b) and 2(e), the trial judge sentenced appellant to death. Article 37.071 § 2(g).2 Direct appeal to this Court is automatic. Article 37.071 § 2(h). Appellant raises nineteen points of error. We will affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
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