Legal Opinion

Christian Alberto Martinez v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)

Decided August 24, 2016No. 08-14-00130-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

COURT OF APPEALS EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS EL PASO, TEXAS § CHRISTIAN ALBERTO MARTINEZ, No. 08-14-00130-CR § Appellant, Appeal from § v. 210th District Court § THE STATE OF TEXAS, of El Paso County, Texas § Appellee. (TC # 2011D01837) § OPINION In this appeal from a capital murder trial, Appellant raises issues concerning the effective assistance of counsel, the failure to disqualify the State’s attorneys or suppress evidence, the exclusion of lay and expert testimony, and the imposition of a life sentence without the possibility of parole on a person with diminished mental capacity. The case…

2Cases cited60 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. United States v. BagleySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979

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