State v. Martin

BOLIN, Justice.

This Court granted George Martin’s petition for a writ of certiorari to review the judgment of the Court of Criminal Appeals reversing the trial court’s judgment, which held that Martin was entitled to file an out-of-time application for a rehearing with the Court of Criminal Appeals and, depending on the outcome of the rehearing application, a timely petition for a writ of certiorari with this Court. We affirm the judgment of the Court of Criminal Appeals.

Procedural History

On March 10, 2000, Martin was convicted of capital murder in connection with the murder of his wife. The…