Legal Opinion

Ex parte Romero

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided February 26, 1997No. 04-96-00710-CRPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DUNCAN, Justice.

Appellant, Francisco Javier Romero (“Romero”), appeals from the trial court’s denial of his request for habeas corpus relief. Romero contended in his pre-trial writ of habeas corpus that his prosecution for entering a school premises with a firearm was barred by double jeopardy due to his prior conviction for unlawfully carrying a weapon. After an evidentiary hearing, the trial court denied the writ. We affirm.

Although Romero contends double jeopardy bars his prosecution for both offenses since they arose from the same incident, Romero acknowledges in his brief that double…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Blockburger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. Uribe v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  3. Rice v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1993
  4. Martinez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1983
  5. Huff v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1984

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Angel Rene Martinez v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1999
  2. Carlos Mendoza Mora v. the State of Texas, Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)2024
  3. Frederick Bergman v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2002

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