in Re Randolph Arledge

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: April 24, 2002
• Docket: 10-02-00072-CV
• Status: Published

Opinion

In re Jeraldmain Crain

IN THE

TENTH COURT OF APPEALS

No. 10-02-072-CR

IN RE RANDOLPH ARLEDGE

Original Proceeding

O P I N I O N

      Randolph Arledge filed a mandamus petition on March 11, 2002. We notified him that the petition was defective because the certificate of service did not indicate that Arledge had served a copy of the petition on the real party in interest as required by the Rules of Appellate Procedure. See Tex. R. App. P. 9.5(d), 52.2. We warned him that we would deny his petition if he did not serve the document as required by the appellate rules and provide proper proof of service within ten days.

      We received a letter from Arledge on March 22 in which he responded that he had served the respondent, the Honorable John H. Jackson, Judge of the 13th District Court of Navarro County. We advised Arledge by letter dated March 27 that his petition continued to be deficient because he had not served the real party in interest, the Navarro County District Attorney. We again warned him that we would deny his petition if he did not serve the document as required.

      Arledge has failed to comply. Accordingly, we deny the petition. Id. 52.8(a); In re State of Tex., 26 S.W.3d 759, 759 (Tex. App.—Waco 2000, orig. proceeding).

                                                                         PER CURIAM

Before Chief Justice Davis,

      Justice Vance, and

      Justice Gray

Writ denied

Opinion delivered and filed April 24, 2002

Do not publish

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miss his appeals.

      In the relevant portion, Rule 59 of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure states:

(b) Criminal Cases. The appeal may be dismissed if the appellant withdraws his notice of appeal at any time prior to the decision of the appellate court. The withdrawal shall be in writing signed by the appellant and his counsel and filed in duplicate with the clerk of the court of appeals in which the appeal is pending . . . . Notice of the dismissal shall be sent to the clerk of the trial court in which notice of appeal was filed.

Id. 59(b).

      Stewart and his attorney have both signed the motions, as required by the rule. Id. We have not issued a decision. Thus, the motions are granted and his notices of appeal are withdrawn.

      Stewart's appeals are dismissed. Id.

            Justice Cummings, and

            Justice Vance

Dismissed on appellant's motion

Opinion delivered and filed June 26, 1996