Legal Opinion
State v. Vanderbilt
Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)
Decided August 26, 1998No. 09-96-202 CRPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HILL, Justice (Assigned).
The State of Texas appeals the trial court’s pre-trial rulings in the prosecution of Jim Vanderbilt for a murder committed over twenty years ago. Acting upon Vanderbilt’s writ of habeas corpus, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit set aside his death sentence and remanded the case to the trial court for a new punishment hearing. Vanderbilt v. Collins, 994 F.2d 189, 200 (5th Cir.1993). After the remand, the trial court sustained Vanderbilt’s pleas of double jeopardy and collateral estoppel, precluding the State from seeking the death penalty.…
2Cases cited49 opinions
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- Estelle v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Dinkins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1995
- Richardson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by9 opinions
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