In Re Jamael Raheem Logan v. the State of Texas

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: March 5, 2025
• Docket: 03-25-00121-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN

NO. 03-25-00121-CV

In re Jamael Raheem Logan

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING FROM BELL COUNTY

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Relator Jamael Raheem Logan, an inmate in Bell County, has filed a pro se

petition for writ of mandamus complaining of the trial court’s alleged failure to rule on a motion

for judgment nunc pro tunc in which he sought adjustment of back time credit for community

supervision pursuant to an agreed plea of guilty to felony assault. Having reviewed the petition

and the record provided, we deny the petition for writ of mandamus. See Tex. R. App.

P. 52.8(a).

It is relator’s burden to properly request and show entitlement to mandamus relief.

Walker v. Packer, 827 S.W.2d 833, 837 (Tex. 1992); In re Davidson, 153 S.W.3d 490, 491 (Tex.

App.–Amarillo 2004, orig. proceeding); see also Barnes v. State, 832 S.W.2d 424, 426 (Tex.

App.–Houston [1st Dist.] 1992, orig. proceeding) (per curiam) (“Even a pro se applicant for a

writ of mandamus must show himself entitled to the extraordinary relief he seeks”). In this

regard, the relator must provide the reviewing court with a record sufficient to establish his right

to mandamus relief. See Walker, 827 S.W.2d at 837; In re Blakeney, 254 S.W.3d at 661–62; see also Tex. R. App. P. 52.7(a)(1) (relator must file with petition “a certified or sworn copy of

every document that is material to the relator’s claim for relief and that was filed in any

underlying proceeding”), 52.7(a) (specifying required contents for record), 52.3(k) (specifying

required contents for appendix).

Based on his failure to provide any record, we conclude that Logan has failed to

show an entitlement to relief. Accordingly, we deny the petition for writ of mandamus. See

Tex. R. App. P. 52.8(a).

__________________________________________ Maggie Ellis, Justice

Before Chief Justice Byrne, Justices Kelly and Ellis

Filed: March 5, 2025