Legal Opinion

Lewis, Ex Parte Swanda Marie

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided January 10, 2007No. PD-0577-05Published

1Opinion of the Court

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

OF TEXAS

NO. PD-0577-05

Ex parte SWANDA MARIE LEWIS, Applicant

ON STATE'S PETITION FOR DISCRETIONARY REVIEW

FROM THE SECOND COURT OF APPEALS

TARRANT COUNTY

Keller, P.J., delivered the opinion of the Court in which WOMACK, KEASLER, HERVEY, and COCHRAN, JJ., joined. COCHRAN, J., filed a concurring opinion. PRICE, J., filed a dissenting opinion in which MEYERS, and HOLCOMB, JJ., joined. JOHNSON, J., dissented.

O P I N I O N

In Oregon v. Kennedy, the United States Supreme Court held that the Fifth Amendment's Double Jeopardy Clause barred retrial after a defendant…

2Cases cited97 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  3. Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. Ornelas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  5. Malik v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997

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