Vasquez v. State

BRIAN QUINN, Justice.

Anastacio Z. Vasquez (appellant) appeals from a final judgment under which he was convicted of murder. His sole issue on appeal concerns whether the trial court erred in denying his motion to dismiss and plea in bar. Allegedly, dismissal was required because further prosecution violated the double jeopardy and due process clauses of the Texas Constitution. We affirm.

Background

The State indicted appellant for the murder of Larry Purdy in 1994. The first attempt to try him (in June of 1995) ended with a mistrial. Appellant had moved for mistrial after the discovery of what…