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BURKE v. STATE

No. 01-90-01043-CR.

811 S.W.2d 209 (1991)

Donald Joseph BURKE, Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist).

Discretionary Review Refused September 11, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

S.C. Childress, Houston, for appellant.

John B. Holmes, Jr., Harris County Dist. Atty., Calvin Hartman, Asst. Harris County Dist. Atty., for appellee.

Before DUNN, SAM BASS and PRICE JJ.

OPINION

DUNN, Justice.

This is an appeal from a denial of pretrial habeas corpus relief. Appellant's application alleged that he was illegally detained because his prosecution for the offenses for which he was charged was barred by the double jeopardy clause of the U.S. Constitution. We affirm.

On June 24, 1990, Officer C.A. Byrd of the Houston Police Department observed appellant's car run a stop sign in the 2700 block of Whitney, in Houston. Officer...

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