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IN RE DACUS

No. 02-10-00420-CV.

337 S.W.3d 501 (2011)

In re Billy Earl DACUS, Relator.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

April 4, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Victor Amador, PC and Victor Amador , Lewisville, TX, for Relator.

Paul Johnson , Criminal District Attorney, Charles E. Orbison , Chief, Appellate Section, Rick Jackson and John Rentz , Assistant District Attorneys for Denton County, Denton, TX, for Real Party in Interest.

PANEL: GARDNER, WALKER, and MEIER, JJ.

OPINION

ANNE GARDNER, Justice.

Relator Billy Earl Dacus seeks writs of mandamus and prohibition directing the Honorable Carmen Rivera-Worley of the 16th Judicial District Court of Denton County, Texas, to dismiss with prejudice the State's 2008 indictment charging him with murder. The State is the real party in interest. Relator asserts that the prohibition against double jeopardy and the Interstate Agreement on Detainers Act (IADA) precludes the State from...

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