Legal Opinion
Ledford v. Thomas
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided January 24, 2001No. CIV. A. H-00-0438PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
ROSENTHAL, District Judge.
On February 10, 2000, Matthew Todd Ledford moved under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 for a writ of habeas corpus, contending that his prosecution, conviction, and sentence in the Texas state court for possession of cocaine with the intent to deliver violates the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment. Ledford bases his double jeopardy claim on the fact that before he was indicted, the State of Texas assessed, and Ledford partially paid, a tax for the illegal possession of the cocaine imposed under the Texas Controlled Substances Tax Act. (Docket Entry…
2Cases cited46 opinions
- Williams v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Coleman v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Barefoot v. EstelleSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Lindh v. MurphySupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Kennedy v. Mendoza-MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Matthew Todd Ledford v. Tommy Thomas, Sheriff, Harris County, Janie Cockrell, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
- Ledford v. ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002