in Re Jamie Lee Bledsoe

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: August 4, 2022
• Docket: 06-22-00102-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

In The Court of Appeals Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana

No. 06-22-00102-CR

IN RE JAMIE LEE BLEDSOE

Original Mandamus Proceeding

Before Morriss, C.J., Stevens and van Cleef, JJ. Memorandum Opinion by Justice van Cleef MEMORANDUM OPINION

Jamie Lee Bledsoe, proceeding pro se, has filed a petition for a writ of mandamus. Upon

reading Bledsoe’s petition, we infer that he is complaining of a ruling in the trial court denying

Bledsoe’s request for habeas corpus relief.1 Bledsoe has failed to provide this Court with any

record upon which the relief he requests could be granted.

While Bledsoe has filed copies of several documents, we find nothing in the record to

establish that he has asked the trial court for any relief. The relator is obligated to “provid[e] this

Court with a sufficient record to establish his right to mandamus relief.” Walker v. Packer, 827

S.W.2d 833, 837 (Tex. 1992) (orig. proceeding). Hence, there is nothing this Court could

compel the trial court to do. Further, if we were to infer that Relator seeks continued review of

discretionary matters already presented and decided in his past direct appeal and habeas corpus

proceedings, mandamus is not an appropriate vehicle.

We deny the relief sought.

Charles van Cleef Justice

Date Submitted: August 3, 2022 Date Decided: August 4, 2022

Do Not Publish

1 Bledsoe’s petition says he “received a ‘white card’ from the Court of Criminal Appeals, where they dismissed the writ [of habeas corpus] without written order.” Again, Bledsoe has provided no documents to substantiate these assertions. 2