Legal Opinion
Matthew Todd Ledford v. Tommy Thomas, Sheriff, Harris County, Janie Cockrell, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 11, 2001No. 01-20032PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Per curiam
On a petition for habeas relief asserting that the conviction by the State of Texas of petitioner Matthew Todd Ledford for possession of a controlled substance violated the Double Jeopardy Clause, where the State previously had assessed a substantial tax against petitioner on the controlled substance and petitioner had made a partial payment of that tax, the district court denied relief. Ledford v. Thomas, 144 F.Supp.2d 709 (S.D.Tex.2000). We AFFIRM. Because we can add little to the district court’s excellent opinion, we write briefly.
I. HABEAS PETITION
On June 23, 1993, Ledford was arrested…
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