A Salvadoran national who fled Texas rather than serve a sentence for sexual assault was returned to the United States Friday, marking the first extradition from El Salvador, the Justice Department said.
The defendant, Jose Marvin Martinez, was convicted in March 2006 in Brazoria County, Texas, on two sex charges, including sexual assault on a child. Martinez, who was free on bond during the trial, was sentenced to eight years in prison and 10 years of community supervision, Justice officials said. But before the jury deliberated his case, Martinez fled.
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
