EX PARTE FIFE

No. 2-00-422-CR.

49 S.W.3d 35 (2001)

Ex parte David William FIFE.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

April 12, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philips, Hopkins, Eames, Cobb & Cartwright; Jerry Cobb, Denton, Attorney for Appellant.

Bruce Isaacks, Criminal District Attorney; Kathleen A. Walsh, Denver McCarty, and Lori Moraine, Assistant District Attorneys, Denton, Attorneys for Appellee.

PANEL B: LIVINGSTON, DAUPHINOT, and HOLMAN, JJ.


OPINION

LIVINGSTON, Justice.

In this habeas corpus proceeding we are asked to decide whether the trial court erred in sua sponte granting a mistrial because of the prosecutor's violation of "the Rule" of sequestration by questioning witnesses previously placed under the Rule while in each other's presence. Because we have determined the trial court erred in granting the mistrial on its own, we reverse the trial court's denial of appellant's habeas relief...

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