In Re Raymond Reginald Peoples v. the State of Texas

• Court: Court of Appeals of Texas
• Decided: February 12, 2025
• Docket: 09-25-00027-CR
• Status: Published

Opinion

In The

Court of Appeals

Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont

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NO. 09-25-00027-CR __________________

IN RE RAYMOND REGINALD PEOPLES

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Original Proceeding Criminal District Court of Jefferson County, Texas Trial Cause No. DCR23-0727 __________________________________________________________________

MEMORANDUM OPINION

In a petition for a writ of mandamus, Raymond Reginald Peoples complains

that the trial court has repeatedly refused to issue a writ of habeas corpus and failed

to order the trial court clerk to issue subpoenas for a hearing on Peoples’ pre-trial

application for a writ of habeas corpus.

In a criminal case, to establish a right to mandamus relief a relator must show

that no adequate remedy at law exists to redress the alleged harm and that he is

seeking to compel a ministerial act, one that does not involve a discretionary or

judicial decision. See In re State ex rel. Young v. Sixth Jud. Dist. Ct. of Appeals at

1 Texarkana, 236 S.W.3d 207, 210 (Tex. Crim. App. 2007) (orig. proceeding). The

relator must show that he has a clear right to the relief sought under unequivocal,

well-settled and clearly controlling principles. Id.

We have reviewed the mandamus petition and appendix. We conclude that

Peoples has failed to establish that he has a clear right to the relief he seeks. See id.

Accordingly, we deny the petition for a writ of mandamus. See Tex. R. App. P.

52.8(a).

PETITION DENIED.

PER CURIAM

Submitted on February 11, 2025 Opinion Delivered February 12, 2025 Do Not Publish

Before Golemon, C.J., Johnson and Chambers, JJ.