Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Thurmon
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided November 27, 1991No. 01-91-00522-CRPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COHEN, Justice.
Thurmon appeals from the trial court’s denial of pretrial habeas corpus relief in refusing to bar a sexual assault prosecution on grounds of double jeopardy. We affirm.
On May 31, 1990, appellant drove the victim from Brazos County to Burleson County, where he sexually assaulted her. They then returned to Brazos County, where he sexually assaulted her a second time.
Appellant was indicted in Burleson County for the first assault, pursuant to Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 22.011(a)(1)(A) and (b)(1) (Vernon 1989). Appellant was later indicted for the same statutory violation in…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Grady v. CorbinSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Dowling v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Ex Parte McWilliamsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
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