Cerjio Martinez, Appellant v. the State of Texas

Summary

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals reversed the Court of Appeals and remanded, holding that the State’s failure to give oral Article 20.17 warnings does not require suppression of a written sworn statement used in a perjury prosecution, and that the State waived its argument that Article 20.17 was inapplicable because it was not raised in the trial court. The court also affirmed the raise‑or‑waive rule that bars consideration of new arguments on appeal.