Ex Parte Legrand

OPINION

FRANK C. PRICE, Senior Justice.

Appellant, Trudy Legrand, received a new trial following a conviction for Class B misdemeanor theft, but she maintains that double-jeopardy and due process principles bar the State’s efforts to re-try her. The trial court denied appellant’s request for habeas corpus relief. We affirm.

BACKGROUND

On May 7, 2006, the State filed a criminal information (the “first information”) against appellant, charging her -with theft of property valued at more than $50 but less than $500, a Class B misdemeanor. See Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 31.03(a), (e)(2) (Vernon Supp.…