Martinez v. Commonwealth

ROBERT P. FRANK, Judge.

Ruben E. Martinez (appellant) was convicted in a jury trial of first-degree murder, in violation of Code § 18.2-32, aggra vated malicious wounding, in violation of Code § 18.2-51.2, and two counts of use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, in violation of Code § 18.2-53.1. On appeal, he contends the trial court erred (1) in denying his motion to suppress statements given to police, based on a violation of the Vienna Convention of Consular Relations; (2) in rejecting his Batson challenge to the Commonwealth’s peremptory strike of the only African-American male on…