Legal Opinion

Martinez v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)

Decided September 19, 2008No. 04-06-00812-CRPublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Opinion by

STEVEN C. HILBIG, Justice.

Phillip Martinez was convicted of murder by a jury and sentenced to life imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice — Institutional Division. On appeal Martinez argues the trial court abused its discretion by denying his motion to suppress his confession and by admitting a photograph into evidence, and that the evidence is factually insufficient to support the conviction. We affirm the trial court’s judgment.

Motion to SuppRess

Martinez filed two pretrial motions to suppress statements he made to police, alleging various…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. Guzman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  4. Rhode Island v. InnisSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. Davis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. State v. Amber Suzanne Hneidy, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2013
  2. Abraham Mar v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2011
  3. Abraham Mar v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2011
  4. Daniel E. Campbell v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2009
  5. Eloy Heraclio Alcala v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District2014

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