Legal Opinion
Martinez v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided December 17, 2008No. PD-1917-06PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · JohnsonJohnson, J.
in which PRICE, WOMACK, HOLCOMB, and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.
Raul A. Martinez, Jr., appeals his conviction for capital murder.1 Because the state chose not to seek the death penalty, the jury’s finding of guilt resulted in a sentence of life in prison. The Thirteenth Court of Appeals upheld his conviction.2 Martinez v. State, 204 S.W.3d 914 (Tex.App.-Corpus Christi 2006). This Court granted appellant’s petition for discretionary review: “Whether the court of appeals misapplied the standards of Seibert in determining that a proper and functional Miranda warning was given appellant here and…
3Cases cited16 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Brown v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Berkemer v. McCartySupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Colorado v. ConnellySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Moran v. BurbineSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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4Cited by84 opinions
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