. >> prosecutors also presented testimony from joe's lover, a woman named laura babcock who said joe arrived at her home the night of the murder with a swollen lip and scraped knuckles, carrying a briefcase of marijuana joe said belonged to doug lawson. the jury's verdict was unanimous -- guilty. >> a couple of people came out right away and said they could not send him to death row. i was all for it. >> "yeah, they need to kill him. i'll throw the switch. yeah, i'll do it," you know? i think i had that kind of mind-set. >> in a 9-3 decision, the jury voted for death. on may 27th, 1997, 25-year-old joe martinez became the first spanish national to be slated for execution in the united states. >> death row is a place without smell, without light. it's lonely. there's a lot of suffering. i lost my faith. and more than anything, i felt betrayed. i knew i hadn't done anything. i knew i was innocent. i'm your 70lb st. bernard puppy, and my lack of impulse control, is about to become your problem. ahh no, come on. i saw you eating poop earlier. hey! my focus is on the road, and that's savi