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LEDFORD v. THOMAS

No. CIV. A. H-00-0438.

144 F.Supp.2d 709 (2001)

Matthew Todd LEDFORD, Petitioner, v. Tommy THOMAS, et al., Respondents.

United States District Court, S.D. Texas, Houston Division.

Order Denying Reconsideration, January 24, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stanley G Schneider, Schneider and McKinney, Houston, TX, for Matthew Todd Ledford, petitioners.

Edwin Sullivan, Office of the Attorney General, James M Terry, Jr, Office of Atty General, Austin, TX, for Tommy Thomas, Sheriff, Harris Cty, Gary L Johnson, Director, TDCJ-ID, respondents.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

ROSENTHAL, District Judge.

On February 10, 2000, Matthew Todd Ledford moved under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 for a writ of habeas corpus, contending that his prosecution, conviction, and sentence in the Texas state court for possession of cocaine with the intent to deliver violates the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment. Ledford bases his double jeopardy claim on the fact that before he was indicted, the State of Texas assessed...

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