in Re Jack Terrill

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: May 23, 2019
• Docket: 14-19-00407-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

Petition for Writ of Mandamus Denied and Memorandum Opinion filed May 23, 2019.

In The

Fourteenth Court of Appeals

NO. 14-19-00407-CR

IN RE JACK TERRILL, Relator

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING WRIT OF MANDAMUS 183rd District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 1605125

MEMORANDUM OPINION

On May 15, 2019, relator Jack Terrill 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 Chuck Silverman, presiding judge of the 183rd District Court of Harris County, to dismiss relator’s indictment because his constitutional right to a speedy trial has been violated.

Relator states that he filed a motion for a speedy trial in the trial court, demanded that he be brought to trial, and objected to a continuance of his case, but the trial court failed to act upon relator’s requests. Relator has court-appointed representation. A criminal defendant is not entitled to hybrid representation, and the trial court is free to disregard any pro se motions filed by a defendant who is represented by counsel. Jenkins v. State, No. PD-0086-18, 2018 WL 6332219, at*6 n.47 (Tex. Crim. App. Dec. 5, 2018); Robinson v. State, 240 S.W.3d 919, 222 (Tex. Crim. App. 2007). In the absence of a right to hybrid representation, relator has not presented anything for this court’s consideration. See Patrick v. State, 906 S.W.2d 481, 498 (Tex. Crim. App. 1995); Turner v. State, 805 S.W.3d 423, 425 n.1 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991). Relator has not shown that he is entitled to mandamus relief. Accordingly, we deny relator’s petition for writ of mandamus.

PER CURIAM

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 Do Not Publish — Tex.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