in Re John William Palmer

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: November 19, 2020
• Docket: 01-20-00734-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

Opinion issued November 19, 2020

In The

Court of Appeals For The

First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-20-00734-CV ——————————— IN RE JOHN WILLIAM PALMER, Relator

Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Relator, John William Palmer, acting pro se but represented by counsel in

the court below, has filed a petition for writ of mandamus.1 In the petition, he

complains of the prosecutors’ “conspiracy,” asserting he did not waive his right to

a jury trial but, rather, the trial court, prosecutors and stand-by counsel waived his

1 The underlying case is State of Texas v. John Palmer, cause number 1584989, pending in the 183rd District Court of Harris County, Texas, the Honorable Mark Kent Ellis presiding. right to a jury trial through “[f]raud [a]nd [f]alse [s]tatements.” He seeks

mandamus relief to “[a]llow [his] [r]ight [t]o [a] [j]ury [t]rial.”

We deny relator’s petition for writ of mandamus. All pending motions are

denied as moot.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Chief Justice Radack and Justices Lloyd and Kelly.