Legal Opinion

Martinez v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District

Decided November 9, 2006No. 13-03-388-CRPublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*915OPINION

Opinion by

Chief Justice VALDEZ.

Appellant, Raul Adam Martinez, Jr., was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to life in prison. Martinez contends the trial court made a constitutional error by denying his motion to suppress a videotaped statement he made to police. The sole point of error on appeal is that Martinez’s videotaped statement should not have been admitted into evidence at trial because it was made during an interrogation that began without Miranda warnings, even though Martinez was given the appropriate warnings just prior to making the statement. Appellee, the State,…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Guzman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  3. Moran v. BurbineSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Carmouche v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2000
  5. Oregon v. ElstadSupreme Court of the United States · 1985

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. People v. LopezIllinois Supreme Court · 2008
  2. Martinez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2008
  3. State v. O'NEILLSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2007
  4. Martinez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2008
  5. Martinez v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2008

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