Legal Opinion
Ex Parte McFall
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided February 20, 1997No. 2-96-314-CRPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DAY, Justice.
Appellant Cylinda "Whitfield McFall is awaiting trial in County Criminal Court No. 2 of Tarrant County, Texas on a misdemean- or information charging her with driving while intoxicated (DWI). Tex.Penal Code Ann. § 49.04(a) (Vernon Supp.1997). McFall filed a pretrial application for writ of habeas corpus, in which she alleged: (1) that the double jeopardy protections of the federal and state constitutions bar her trial; and (2) that her trial is barred by the doctrine of collateral estoppel. After a hearing, the trial court denied the requested relief. In three points of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- United States v. DixonSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Parrish v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1994
- Neaves v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1989
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