State v. Eric Michael Heilman

OPINION

DAVID GAULTNEY, Justice.

The State appeals an order granting habeas corpus relief to Eric Michael Heil-man. He successfully completed community supervision in a misdemeanor case. But the charging instrument on its face established that the statute of limitations prohibited the State from prosecuting the defendant. ■ Given the circumstances presented, the habeas court reasonably concluded relief should be granted.

The Facts

Heilman was a police' officer with the Beaumont Police Department. He and another officer were assisting in an undercover narcotics transaction involving a confidential…