in Re Abel D. Veras v. State

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: August 20, 2009
• Docket: 14-09-00682-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

Petition for Writ of Mandamus Denied and Memorandum Opinion filed August 20, 2009.

In The

Fourteenth Court of Appeals

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NO. 14-09-00682 -CR

IN RE ABEL D. VERAS, Relator

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING

WRIT OF MANDAMUS

M E M O R A N D U M   O P I N I O N

On August 5, 2009, relator, Abel D. Veras, filed a petition for writ of mandamus in this court.  See Tex. Gov=t Code Ann. ' 22.221 (Vernon 2004); see also Tex. R. App. P. 52.  In the petition, relator asks this court to compel the Honorable Herb Ritchie, presiding judge of the 337th District Court of Harris County, to hold a hearing on his application for writ of habeas corpus for bond reduction, and to set bail at a reasonable amount. 

Relator=s petition does not comply with the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure.  See Tex. R. App. P. 9.5 (requiring relator to demonstrate service of document presented for filing on all parties to proceeding); Tex. R. App. P. 20.1 (requiring affidavit of indigence to proceed in court of appeals without advance payment of costs); Tex. R. App. P. 52.7(a)(1) (requiring relator to file certified or sworn copy of every document that is material to his claim for relief). 

Relator has not established his entitlement to the extraordinary relief of a writ of mandamus.  Accordingly, we deny relator=s petition for writ of mandamus.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Chief Justice Hedges and Justices Seymore and Sullivan.

Do Not PublishCTex. R. App. P. 47.2(b).