Legal Opinion

Ex Parte Camara

Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District

Decided January 5, 1995No. 13-94-048-CR, 13-94-050-CRPublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SEERDEN, Chief Justice.

Appellants appeal the trial court’s denial of their applications for writ of habeas corpus. In a single point of error, appellants assert the Double Jeopardy Clause 2 prohibits the State from prosecuting them for their criminal conduct. Appellants contend the State already imposed “punishment” for their criminal conduct when the State obtained a forfeiture judgment against their property. We affirm the trial court’s denial of habeas corpus relief.

Factual and Procedural Background

• Appellants Maria and Jose Camara, husband and wife, were each arrested and indicted…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. United States v. HalperSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  3. Austin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  4. Helvering v. MitchellSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  5. United States Ex Rel. Marcus v. HessSupreme Court of the United States · 1943

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. State v. Lara, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1996
  2. State v. Lot 10, Pine Haven Estates, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)1995
  3. Madison v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)1996
  4. APPROXIMATELY $42,850.00 v. State, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)2001
  5. Ex Parte Ariza, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)1996

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