Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Goodman
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided October 20, 2004No. 1087-03PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
OPINION
2Opinion of the Court · HolcombHolcomb, J.
in which MEYERS, PRICE, WOMACK, JOHNSON, KEASLER, HERVEY, and COCHRAN, JJ., joined.
The question in this case is whether the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the State from proceeding with its prosecution of appellant for aggregated theft. We hold that the State may *69proceed with its prosecution, with one restriction.
We begin with a review of the relevant facts. On August 27, 2001, a Cherokee County grand jury presented an indictment that charged appellant with theft under Texas Penal Code § 31.03. The indictment alleged, in…
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