in Re: Jorge Barroquin

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: June 30, 2014
• Docket: 05-14-00764-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

Deny and Opinion Filed this 30th day of June, 2014.

S In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-14-00764-CV

IN RE JORGE BARROQUIN, Relator

Original Proceeding from the 292nd Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. F-1353472

MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Justices O'Neill, Lang, and Brown Opinion by Justice Lang Relator filed this petition for writ of mandamus seeking to compel the trial court to

grant relator a personal recognizance bond or reduce bail in response to his petition for pre-

trial writ of habeas corpus. The facts and issues are well known to the parties so we do not

recount them here. This Court has not been given general supervisory control over district

and county courts. Texas Emp. Ins. Ass'n v. Kirby, 150 S.W.2d 123, 126 (Tex. Civ. App.—

Dallas 1941, no writ); see also Guillory v. Davis, 527 S.W.2d 465, 466 (Tex. Civ. App.—

Beaumont 1975, no writ). In a criminal case, an applicant for mandamus relief must establish

that he has no adequate remedy at law to redress the harm he has suffered, and he must show

that the act he seeks to compel or prohibit does not involve a discretionary or judicial

decision. Simon v. Levario, 306 S.W.3d 318, 320 (Tex. Crim. App. 2009). The record before

the Court does not show that relator has met this burden. See TEX. R. APP. P. 52.8(a). Accordingly, the Court DENIES the petition for writ of mandamus.

/Douglas S. Lang/ DOUGLAS S. LANG JUSTICE 140764F.P05

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