Crawford, James Louis

• Court: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
• Decided: October 26, 2011
• Docket: WR-46,267-08
• Status: Published

Opinion

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS

OF TEXAS

NO. WR-46,267-08

JAMES LOUIS CRAWFORD, Relator

v.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY DISTRICT CLERK, Respondent

ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF MANDAMUS

CAUSE NO. 10-12-13648-CR IN THE 435TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT

FROM MONTGOMERY COUNTY

Per curiam.

O R D E R

Relator has filed a motion for leave to file a writ of mandamus pursuant to the original jurisdiction of this Court. In it, he contends that he filed an application for a writ of habeas corpus in the 435th Judicial District Court of Montgomery County, that the applicable time period for forwarding the writ application to this Court has elapsed, and that the application has not yet been forwarded.

In these circumstances, additional facts are needed. The respondent, the District Clerk of Montgomery County, is ordered to file a response, which may be made by: submitting the record on such habeas corpus application; submitting a copy of a timely filed order which designates issues to be investigated, see McCree v. Hampton, 824 S.W.2d 578 (Tex. Crim. App. 1992); or stating that Relator has not filed an application for habeas corpus in Montgomery County. Should the response include an order designating issues, proof of the date the district attorney's office was served with the habeas application shall also be submitted with the response. This application for leave to file a writ of mandamus shall be held in abeyance until the respondent has submitted the appropriate response. Such response shall be submitted within 30 days of the date of this order.

Filed: October 26, 2011

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