Alvarez v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON APPELLANT’S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW
BAIRD, Judge.
Appellant’s trial ended when the trial judge declared a mistrial over appellant’s objection. Appellant then filed an application for writ of habeas corpus claiming a retrial would violate the Constitutional prohibition against double jeopardy. U.S. Const., Amend. V. The habeas judge denied relief and the Court of Appeals affirmed. Alvarez v. State, 804 S.W.2d 617 (Tex.App.—El Paso 1991). We will affirm.
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Appellant’s case was called for trial, a veni-re seated and voir dire began. During voir dire, appellant made several…
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