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INMATE 151281 - MARTINEZ, CODY J.
On June 12, 2003,
Cody Martinez was at a friend’s house when another friend,
Jonathan Summey-Montano, arrived with the victim. Once inside,
Martinez and Summey-Montano decided to rob the victim. After joking
with the victim, Martinez punched him in the face, then kicked and
punched him for several minutes. Martinez and Summey-Montano
eventually took the victim to the kitchen, where he was forced to
lay on his stomach while they and another friend kicked him
repeatedly.
Eventually, Martinez
directed two other friends to pull a car around the back of the
house. While the car was being moved, Martinez returned to the
kitchen with a shotgun, then bludgeoned the victim’s head with
the weapon.
Martinez and
Summey-Montano then bound the victim’s hands with wire and his
feet with duct tape. After the victim was bound, they removed his
shoes and socks and robbed him of his money and jewelry. They
placed him into the trunk of the car, and proceeded to the
victim’s apartment.
At the victim’s
home, Martinez and Summey-Montano stole computer equipment, liquor,
jewelry, drugs and music CD’s. They returned to the vehicle,
which then would not start. They pushed the car to a nearby gas
station, attempted to fix it, and eventually called a friend for a
ride. Once the friend arrived, they got both cars to a residential
street, loaded the victim into the cargo space of the new vehicle
and drove to a remote area near the Tucson airport.
At the desert area,
Summey-Montano dragged the victim out of the vehicle. They
instructed him to stand up, then beat him to the ground and
continued punching and kicking for several minutes. After beating
him, Martinez shot him twice with a shotgun. Martinez covered the
victim with trash and lit the body on fire. A police officer
noticed the smoke and subsequently pulled over the vehicle leaving
the scene. Martinez and the others were arrested shortly
thereafter.
PROCEEDINGS
Presiding Judge:
Hon. Howard Fell
Prosecutor: Teresa
Godoy & Kellie Johnson
Defense Counsel:
Richard Parrish & Chris Kimminau
Start of Trial:
November 1, 2005
Verdict: November 9,
2005
Sentencing: November
18, 2005
Aggravating
Circumstances
Pecuniary gain
Especially heinous,
cruel or depraved
PUBLISHED OPINIONS
[Direct Appeal
pending before the Arizona Supreme Court] |
