Arizona court turns down death row inmate's appeal in murder of South Dakota man
Gilbert Martinez Sr.
Photographer: Arizona Department of Corrections
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Posted: 08/17/2012
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By: Associated Press
PHOENIX - The Arizona Supreme Court has turned down an appeal for a death row inmate convicted of murdering a South Dakota man during a Sun City home invasion.
The justices' unanimous opinion Friday upholds convictions and sentences of Gilbert Martinez Sr.
Martinez, 48, was sentenced to death on his murder conviction in the shooting death of Vern Jark of Aberdeen, S.D.
Martinez was also sentenced to lengthy prison terms on convictions of other various crimes, including armed robbery, burglary and kidnapping.
An accomplice testified against Martinez in exchange for a life sentence with a chance of parole after 25 years.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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