jerry martin

Six more witnesses for the defense took the stand Thursday in the capital murder trial of Jerry Duane Martin, bringing the jury another day closer to the conclusion of testimony in the case. Martin is on trial for his escape from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Wynne Unit on Sept. 24, 2007, which resulted in the death of TDCJ officer Susan Canfield. Fellow inmate John Ray Falk also escaped from the unit, exchanging gunfire with Canfield on the site of the adjacent Huntsville City Service Cent

In your first statement, you did not say that you witnessed the truck hit the horse   -William Carter

 

Charges are pending after a late-night accident on Route 29 north. It happened just before 10:00 p.m. at the Boulder's Road intersection near NGIC. Police say a Lexus was headed northbound when it veered into the left lane and hit a minivan, and then crashed into a Mitsubishi before running into a tractor trailer.  

Defense attorneys began their case Wednesday in the capital murder trial of Jerry Duane Martin, bringing six witnesses to the stand to testify on the Sept. 24, 2007, escape of Martin and fellow Texas Department of Criminal Justice inmate John Ray Falk from the Wynne Unit, which led to the death of TDCJ Officer Susan Canfield. Defense attorney William Carter made his opening statement to the jury, which included an overview of the estimated 13-plus witnesses who were expected to take the stand. "Our pu

Our purpose will be to let you, the jury, know what officers on the scene did and did not do during the investigation   -William Carter

 

Christmas trees from Eureka are coming. The Sage Creek Colony are transporting 1000 turkeys to Kalispell to be sold for Thanksgiving. They are being transported in Hugh Brown's trailer.  

State attorneys rested their case Tuesday in the capital murder trial of Jerry Duane Martin, with the jury hearing testimony from just two witnesses before taking a early leave in preparation for the defense's arguments today. In wrapping up its case, state attorney's took the jury back to the scene of the Sept. 24, 2007, escape of Martin and fellow inmate John Ray Falk from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's Wynne Unit, which led to the death of TDCJ Officer Susan Canfield. First to take the

First I heard hollering. I looked over and saw two inmates, Martin and Falk, fighting with (Officer Joe) Jeffcoat   -Philip Lynch

 

State testimony in the capital murder trail of Jerry Duane Martin began to wrap up Monday, with the jury hearing testimony from seven witnesses, including a medical examiner, two Huntsville Police Department officers and others. Dr. Tracy Dyer, medical examiner for the Dallas County Medical Examiner's Office, was first to take the stand — testifying to the injuries incurred when, during his escape, Martin drove a stolen City of Huntsville vehicle into TDCJ Officer Susan Canfield, leading to her death.

The bullet tore up his stomach   -Kevin McMillan

 

Seven more witnesses took the stand Friday in the capital murder trial of TDCJ inmate Jerry Duane Martin at the Leon County Courthouse in Centerville. Among the witnesses were City of Huntsville employees who witnessed the collision of a truck driven by Martin and a horse carrying corrections officer Susan Canfield, as well as a Walker County sheriff's deputy, who was one of the first to respond to the escape call. According to Walker County District Attorney David Weeks, the court heard testimony fro  

A jury of seven women and five men heard testimony from six witnesses, including three Texas Department of Criminal Justice offenders, during the opening day of the capital murder trial of Jerry Duane Martin at the Leon County Courthouse in Centerville on Thursday. The day begin with a reading of Martin's indictment by a Walker County grand jury by Walker County District Attorney David Weeks, followed by Weeks' opening statement, in which he gave a brief summation of the incident that led to the death TD

We will ask you to return the verdict of guilty of capital murder against Jerry Duane Martin   -David Weeks

 

After two delays, the murder trial of a TDCJ offender accused of killing a corrections officer during an escape begins today at the Leon County Courthouse in Centerville.  

After a month-long jury selection, the capital murder trial of a Huntsville inmate accused of killing a prison guard, is scheduled to begin Thursday morning, in Leon County.