USA - Texas. David Martinez, 36, latino, was executed

David Martinez, 36, latino, was executed for the slayings of Carolina Prado, 37, and her son, Erik, 14, both latino. Martinez, 36, won permission from the courts to stop appeals attempting to spare his life. Martinez becomes the 6th condemned inmate to be put to death this year in Texas and the 429th overall since the state resumed capital punishment on December 7, 1982. Martinez becomes the 9th condemned inmate to be put to death this year in the USA and the 1145th overall since the nation resumed executions on January 17, 1977.