Ortiz v. State

BOEHM, Justice.

Jeffrey Richard Ortiz was convicted of the murder, felony murder and robbery of Rebecca Ortiz, his adoptive mother. The State requested and the jury recommended that Ortiz be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole for intentionally killing her while committing or attempting to commit robbery. The trial court followed the jury’s recommendation. In this direct appeal Ortiz contends that the trial court erred by (1) denying his motion to suppress his statement to police on the ground that he had been arrested without probable cause; (2) denying his motion for mistrial based…