Legal Opinion
Little v. State
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided April 22, 1993No. A14-92-00853-CRPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
J. CURTISS BROWN, Chief Justice.
The appellant pled not guilty to the offense of burglary. The case proceeded to trial on June 1, 1992. After the jury was selected and sworn, the jurors were instructed to return to the courtroom at 10:30 A.M. the next day, to begin hearing evidence. Only eleven jurors returned the next morning. After waiting roughly three hours for the twelfth juror, the trial court ordered a mistrial sua sponte. The appellant filed an application for writ of habeas corpus in the trial court claiming that the prosecution was barred by double jeopardy. The trial court…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Torres v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981
- Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. MarshSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Ex Parte ScellesCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
- Duckett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970
- Ex Parte JewelCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Ex Parte LittleCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
- Garner v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1993
- Ex Parte Darrell Lee Shields, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2010
- Ex Parte Darrell Lee Shields, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2010
- Ex Parte LittleCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
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