Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Tomlinson
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided October 26, 1994No. 3-93-654-CRPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JONES, Justice.
Steve Tomlinson, appellant, appeals from the district court’s denial of a pretrial writ of habeas corpus. Appellant is currently under indictment for possession of marihuana. He contends that his criminal prosecution is barred by the double jeopardy protection of the United States and Texas Constitutions because he has already suffered a punitive civil forfeiture for the same offense. The district court denied the habeas relief. We will affirm.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On February 4, 1993, pursuant to a warrant, San Angelo police officers searched appellant’s residence…
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