Martinez v. State

OPINION

SEERDEN, Justice.

This appeal involves appellant’s second conviction for the same murder. Previously, a jury found him guilty, and he appealed. We overruled appellant’s challenge to the sufficiency of the evidence, but we found error in the charge and reversed and remanded the cause for a new trial. See Martinez v. State, 736 S.W.2d 233, 234-37 (Tex.App. — Corpus Christi 1987), pet. dism’d as improv. granted, 810 S.W.2d 405 (Tex.Crim.App.1991).

On remand, appellant pleaded “no contest” pursuant to a plea bargain. Various witness statements and reports were introduced to support the plea.…