Legal Opinion

Walter James Tubbs v. State

Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)

Decided February 17, 1993No. 10-92-00286-CRPublished

1Opinion of the Court

Tubbs v. State

IN THE

TENTH COURT OF APPEALS

No. 10-92-286-CR

WALTER JAMES TUBBS,

Appellant

v.

THE STATE OF TEXAS,

Appellee

From the County Court at Law No. 2

Brazos County, Texas

Trial Court # 1964-89

O P I N I O N

This is an appeal from the denial of a writ of habeas corpus. In a single point of error, Walter Tubbs argues that he is being subjected to double jeopardy because the court declared a mistrial after jeopardy attached without a manifest necessity for doing so. Accordingly, he contends the court erred when it denied his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We reverse and remand with…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Arizona v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. United States v. PerezSupreme Court of the United States · 1824
  3. Serfass v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. Crist v. BretzSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  5. Torres v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1981

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