Legal Opinion
Goss v. State
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided April 30, 1997No. 13-96-365-CRPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DORSEY, Justice.
Johnathan Goss was tried and found guilty of aggravated kidnapping, 1 a first degree felony. However, a mistrial was declared on Goss’s motion during the punishment phase. Prior to being tried again, he sought a writ of habeas corpus, claiming that double jeopardy bars his retrial, because the mistrial was caused by the deliberate or reckless acts of the prosecutor. The trial court denied habe-as corpus relief, from which decision this appeal was taken. We affirm.
During the punishment phase of the trial the State called two witnesses, Daniel Hernandez and Miguel…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Oregon v. KennedySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- United States v. ScottSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Bauder v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1996
- Crawford v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1986
- Galvan v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1994
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Ex parte StormCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2000
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- Grant William Barnett v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2002
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