in Re: Craig Watkins

Opinion

Order entered October 3, 2014

In The

Court of Appeals

Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-14-01167-CV

IN RE CRAIG WATKINS, Relator

Original Proceeding from the 292nd Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. F13-00257-V

ORDER

Based on the Court’s opinion of this date, we CONDITIONALLY GRANT the writ of

mandamus. We ORDER the trial judge, the Honorable Larry Mitchell, Judge of the 292nd Judicial District Court, Dallas, County Texas, to VACATE his order granting “Defendant’s Motion Requesting that the Trial Court Conduct Pre-Trial Hearing to Determine Whether Defendant is Intellectually Disabled and Therefore Ineligible for the Death Penalty.” Should the trial judge fail to comply with this order, the writ will issue. We ORDER the trial judge to file with this Court, within thirty (30) days of the date of this order, a certified copy of his order issued in compliance with this order.

/s/ DOUGLAS S. LANG

JUSTICE