Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Martinez
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided February 27, 1997No. 2-96-250-CRPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
Appellant Jaime Alberto Martinez is awaiting trial in County Criminal Court No. 8 of Tarrant County, Texas on a misdemeanor information charging him with driving while intoxicated (DWI). 1 Martinez filed a pretrial application for writ of habeas corpus, in which he alleged that the double jeopardy protections of the federal and state constitutions bar his trial. After a hearing, the trial court denied the requested relief. In two points of error, Martinez contends the trial court improperly denied his application. We affirm.
On April 23, 1995, Martinez was arrested in Tarrant County for…
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