Sandifer v. State

OPINION

LAURA CARTER HIGLEY, Justice.

Appellant, Daniel Lee Sandifer, appeals the trial court’s denial of his pre-conviction application for writ of habeas corpus. In one issue, appellant contends that State’s re-prosecution violates his constitutional guarantee against double jeopardy.

We affirm.

Background

Appellant, Daniel Lee Sandifer, was indicted for the aggravated sexual assault of twelve-year-old C.M. The case was tried to a jury. At trial, the State presented C.M., who gave a detailed account of the sexual assault, C.M.’s mother, and a forensic interviewer. The State then called the…