in Re Alexis Zacarias Moreno

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: September 2, 2021
• Docket: 14-21-00441-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

Petition for Writ of Mandamus Denied and Memorandum Opinion filed September 2, 2021.

In The

Fourteenth Court of Appeals

NO. 14-21-00441-CR

IN RE ALEXIS ZACARIAS MORENO, Relator

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING WRIT OF MANDAMUS 177th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 1722569

MEMORANDUM OPINION

On August 5, 2021, relator Alexis Zacarias Moreno filed a petition for writ of mandamus in this Court. See Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 22.221; see also Tex. R. App. P. 52. In the petition, relator asks this Court to compel the Honorable Robert Johnson, presiding judge of the 177th District Court of Harris County, to rule on relator’s motion for bond reduction. Relator is represented by counsel. A defendant is not entitled to hybrid representation, and, as a consequence, a trial court is free to disregard any pro se motions presented by a defendant who is represented by counsel. Jenkins v. State, 592 S.W.3d 894, 902 n.47 (Tex. Crim. App. 2018). Moreover, in the absence of a right to hybrid representation, relator’s pro se petition for writ of mandamus presents nothing for this court’s review. See Patrick v. State, 906 S.W.2d 481, 498 (Tex. Crim. App. 1995); Turner v. State, 805 S.W.2d 423, 425 n.1 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991).

Relator has not established that he is entitled to mandamus relief. Accordingly, we deny relator’s petition for writ of mandamus.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Wise, Bourliot, and Zimmerer. Do Not Publish — Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b).