. ----------- Lemuel McNeil, Appellant v. State of texas, Appellee (2010)

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Appellant, Lemuel McNeil, applied for a pretrial writ of habeas corpus contending that his trial in the instant case would violate double jeopardy principles.   The trial court denied the application and the appellant filed this appeal.   Appellant also moved for a stay of trial court proceedings pending a decision on this appeal.   We granted the stay.

Appellant contends that the State's indictment seeking a deadly weapon finding for the use or exhibition of a deadly weapon, namely fire, during the appellant's commission of the offense of arson is barred by his prior acquittal on a charge of capital murder.   For the same legal reasons stated in this Court's opinion in appellant's prior appeal of a denial of an application for pretrial writ of habeas corpus, we overrule appellant's sole issue.   See Ex Parte McNeil, 223 S.W.3d 26, 29-32 (Tex.App.-Houston [1st Dist.] 2006, pet. ref'd).

We affirm the trial court's denial of appellant's application for writ of habeas corpus.   We lift the stay we previously granted and dismiss the State's pending motion to withdraw stay as moot.

PER CURIAM