Martin v. State

OPINION

BURGESS, Justice.

Glenn Earl Martin was convicted of capital murder and was sentenced to life imprisonment in the Texas Department of Corrections. This occurred in July 1977. Martin filed a pro se notice of appeal, but this was four days beyond the time allowed to give notice of appeal. Martin then exhausted state habeas corpus remedies and began a legal journey through the federal courts. On July 18, 1984, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the U.S. District Court’s granting of an out-of-time appeal. Martin v. Texas, 737 F.2d 460 (5th Cir.1984). Martin then refiled a pro se…