George v. State

OPINION

VANCE, Justice.

Kenneth Wayne George was charged with one count of indecency with a child. After a jury was empaneled and sworn, the trial court declared a mistrial. When the case was reset for trial, George filed an application for writ of habeas corpus with the trial court in which he asserted that a retrial would violate his right to be free from double jeopardy under the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution and article 1, section 14 of the Texas Constitution.1 The trial court denied his application, and George appealed. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

The indictment charged George…