Jose Noey Martinez


Facts of the Crime:

Convicted in the February 1995 stabbing deaths of a 68-year-old Mission woman and her four-year-old granddaughter during a burglary of their residence. Killed her Esperanza Palomo and young Amanda Palomo. Martinez told police he broke into the Palomo residence with the intention of stealing a stereo and television. He said he stabbed the elder woman when she confronted him with a baseball bat and then sexually assaulted her when she fell to the floor. Martinez said he stabbed the woman’s granddaughter to death when she started crying and then ejaculated on her body. Martinez reportedly showed no remorse for the killings. While being escorted from the courtroom following his conviction, Martinez reportedly looked at the family of the victims and said, “It’s not over yet.”

Martinez was sentenced to death in Hodalgo County on January 29, 1997.

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On May 30, 2007, Martinez filed a habeas petition in Federal District Court.

http://dockets.justia.com/docket/tex...cv00127/509643