Ex Parte: Joanna Gasperson v. State

In The Court of Appeals Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana ______________________________ No. 06-08-00114-CR ______________________________ EX PARTE: JOANNA GASPERSON On Appeal from the 276th Judicial District Court Marion County, Texas Trial Court No. F1573 Before Morriss, C.J., Carter and Moseley, JJ. Memorandum Opinion by Justice Moseley MEMORANDUM OPINION Joanna Gasperson appeals pretrial orders denying her motion to set aside indictment for failure to afford constitutional right to speedy trial and pretrial application for writ of habeas corpus seeking relief from double jeopardy. We addressed these issues in detail in our opinion of this date on Gasperson's appeal in companion cause number 06-08-00113-CR. For the reasons stated therein, we dismiss Gasperson's speedy trial interlocutory appeal filed before trial, conviction, and appeal for want of jurisdiction. Because we conclude that civil restitution does not constitute a criminal punishment to which jeopardy can attach, we affirm the trial court's ruling finding no violation of double jeopardy. Bailey C. Moseley Justice Date Submitted: November 10, 2008 Date Decided: November 26, 2008 Do Not Publish 2