Ex Parte Tharp

OPINION

DAUPHINOT, Justice.

In this case, we consider whether the administrative driver’s license suspension under Texas Revised Civil Statute article 6687b-l 1 constitutes punishment for the purposes of double jeopardy analysis. 2 We grant Appellant’s motion to amend his sole point of error and, consequently, our review of this issue will be limited only to the double jeopardy protection found in the United States Constitution, as no independent state constitutional claim has been asserted.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

James Martin Tharp, Appellant, was stopped and arrested on suspicion of…