Ex Parte Merle Lester Pritzkau

OPINION

DAVID GAULTNEY, Justice.

Merle Lester Pritzkau drove his vehicle into the side of another vehicle. The two people in the other car died. The officer gave Pritzkau a ticket. Pritzkau pleaded no contest to the offense of “Ran Stop Sign,” paid the fine, and completed the conditions of deferred adjudication. The cause was dismissed.

Six months later, the State filed an indictment charging Pritzkau with two counts of criminally negligent homicide. He filed an application for pre-trial writ of habeas corpus. The trial court denied the application. Pritzkau argues that he is being prosecuted…