Legal Opinion
Felix Martinez v. George Sullivan
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided August 4, 1989No. 87-1534PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLLOWAY, Chief Judge.
Petitioner Felix Martinez appeals from the district court’s order dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We affirm.
I
On the evening of August 1, 1981, Scott Thompson, a prisoner at Camp Sierra Blanca in New Mexico, was stabbed and beaten to death. Fellow prisoners Lujan, Sedillo, and petitioner Martinez were charged by the State of New Mexico with capital murder. Martinez was twice tried alone. Both trials resulted in mistrials. At his third trial, Lujan and Martinez were tried together. Sedillo, who had previously plead guilty to second degree murder,…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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- Ohio v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by40 opinions
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