in Re Mark Sullivan

Court of Appeals of Texas·Decided September 24, 2012·No. 02-12-00377-CV·Published

Opinion

02-12-377-CV

COURT OF APPEALS

SECOND DISTRICT OF TEXAS

FORT WORTH

NO. 02-12-00377-CV

In re Mark Sullivan

RELATOR

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ORIGINAL PROCEEDING

MEMORANDUM OPINION[1]

The court has considered relator’s petition for writ of mandamus and is of the opinion that relief should be denied.  The relator complains that the respondent trial court has failed to hold a hearing on his pro se application for writ of habeas corpus bond reduction, but the trial court clerk has no record of relator filing a habeas application in the 271st District Court of Wise County.  Even assuming relator filed a habeas application in the district court, the trial court had no duty to rule on the petition because relator was represented by counsel at that time.[2]  See Robinson v. State, 240 S.W.3d 919, 922 (Tex. Crim. App. 2007).  Accordingly, relator’s petition for writ of mandamus is denied.

PER CURIAM

PANEL:  GARDNER, MCCOY, and MEIER, JJ.

DELIVERED:  September 24, 2012



          [1]See Tex. R. App. P. 47.4, 52.8(d).

[2]This would not apply, however, to any future pro se petitions or motions because relator is no longer represented by counsel.

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Related

Robinson v. State
240 S.W.3d 919 (Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 2007)