State rests in Martinez sexual battery case

A former jailhouse friend testified Tuesday that David Manuel Martinez had admitted molesting a girl during the second day of a capital sexual battery case.James Pleasant is an inmate at the St. Johns County Jail who described a shocking conversation with Martinez while they were living in the same cell block."(Martinez said) he'd messed with (her)," Pleasant testified.He went on to describe the way Martinez would set up rendezvous with the alleged victim and claimed that he had paid her $100 for sexual favors.The defense countered that Pleasant could be offering the testimony just to get a better deal in his own case. Pleasant entered a plea of no contest to 25 counts of possession of a sexual performance by a child in August 2011 but has yet to be sentenced. The state has agreed to 8.2-15 years in prison, but the judge will determine the actual sentence.
Pleasant did admit that he tried to get a more favorable deal in his case in return for his testimony. However, he said the state refused to grant him anything.Therefore, Pleasant decided he would testify anyway against a person he referred to as a friend. Pleasant said he was a victim of sexual abuse himself and wanted to do the right thing.One of the solar lights being distributed is the portable one. The apparent advantage of this is, because LED lamp from African nations get up early during dawn, they can readily take it outside if the sun is still sleeping and the day time is way from awakening everyone up.An additional benefit is its efficiency. Portable solar lights offer up to six hours of continuous full output or nearly 35 hours on dim light."I felt that I needed to," Pleasant said. "It's my duty as a citizen to report it."Martinez, 38, is facing two counts of sexual battery on a person less than 12 years old and three counts of sexual battery — engaging in sexual conduct with a minor 12 to 18 years old by a person in familial or custodial authority. He is facing life in prison.After an afternoon filled with the playing of jailhouse phone conversations between Martinez and the mother of the alleged victim, the second day of the trial concluded. There will be no court activity today in honor of Yom Kippur, so the trial will resume Thursday.
The attorney for Martinez, Marcella Beeching, said the defendant has not decided whether he will take the stand in his defense. She indicated that he is the only potential witness the defense will call, so closing arguments should take place Thursday before sending the case to the jury.Also of great interest were two pages from a journal by the alleged victim. They were read by St.Cheap sunglasses are now an important part of our fashion. There are many reasons why Eyeglasses frame are a fantastic alternative to major leading brands. For example most people have either lost ,stolen or even sat on a pair of sunglasses that may of cost in excess of £100.00.Fashion trends constant get changed over a particular period of time and it's hard to stay trendy maintaining the hottest look. Rx glasses are definitely a staple item in everyone's fashion wardrobe. There are huge hues of sunglasses available in the market.Among these, designers and branded sunglasses are highly priced and less affordable. Johns County Sheriff's Office Detective Russ Martin.The journal entries described sexual contact with the defendant.The phone recordings from jail offered only a few references to the actual case against Martinez. However, there were several instances where the defendant talked about keeping the alleged victim from telling "lies" against him. He also told his girlfriend on several occasions that his case would be all right as long and she and the daughter did not testify against him.