Ex Parte: Ian Case Lawler

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN

NO. 03-94-00740-CR

Ex Parte: Ian Case Lawler, Appellant

FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF WILLIAMSON COUNTY, 277TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

NO. 94-013-K277, HONORABLE JOHN R. CARTER, JUDGE PRESIDING

Appeal is taken from the trial court's denial of relief on a pretrial writ of habeas corpus. Appellant is currently under indictment for possession with the intent to deliver a controlled substance, cocaine. He contends that his criminal prosecution is barred by the double jeopardy provisions of the United States and Texas Constitutions because the State's forfeiture…