In Re Strickhausen

Court of Appeals of Texas

In Re Strickhausen

994 S.W.2d 936, 1999 Tex. App. LEXIS 5058, 1999 WL 459978

CourtCourt of Appeals of Texas

DecidedJuly 8, 1999

Docket01-99-00703-CV

StatusPublished

Cited by70 cases

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PER CURIAM.

Relator, Warren Strickhausen, has filed a petition for writ of mandamus complaining that he has paid in full for the clerk’s record and reporter’s record in trial court cause no. 633266 of the 180th District Court of Harris County Texas, but that the district clerk and the court reporter are refusing to give him the records. It should be noted that relator appealed his conviction in cause no. 633266 to the Fourteenth Court of Appeals. The record was filed in that court. On May 22, 1997, the Fourteenth Court affirmed his conviction in appellate cause no. 14-94-00920-CR. Relator filed a petition for discretionary review with the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, which that court refused on September 15,1997. Mandate issued on October 16,1997.

We have no authority to issue a writ of mandamus to a court reporter or the district clerk unless they are interfering with our appellate jurisdiction. See Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 22.221(a) (Vernon 1988), § 22.221(b) (Vernon Supp.1999); Lesikar v. Anthony, 750 S.W.2d 338, 339 (Tex.App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1988, orig. proceeding). In this case, they are not because we have none. Nor do we have any authority to issue a writ of mandamus to the Fourteenth Court of Appeals, which presumably has the record sought by relator. Compare Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 22.002 (Vernon Supp.1999) with Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 22.221.

The clerk of the appellate court, which was the Fourteenth Court of Ap *937 peals in relator’s case, is statutorily required to file and preserve the certified records in an appeal. See Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 51.204(a)(1) (Vernon 1998). Relator, or his agent or anyone else, would be entitled to view the records at the court. A criminal defendant is not entitled to a free copy of the record once he has exhausted his state appeals, absent some compelling, recognized reason. See Eubanks v. Mullin, 909 S.W.2d 574, 576-77 (Tex.App.—Fort Worth 1995, orig. proceeding); Escobar v. State, 880 S.W.2d 782, 784 (Tex.App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1993) (order). Accordingly, we deny the petition for writ of mandamus.

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PER CURIAM.

Relator, Warren Strickhausen, has filed a petition for writ of mandamus complaining that he has paid in full for the clerk’s record and reporter’s record in trial court cause no. 633266 of the 180th District Court of Harris County Texas, but that the district clerk and the court reporter are refusing to give him the records. It should be noted that relator appealed his conviction in cause no. 633266 to the Fourteenth Court of Appeals. The record was filed in that court. On May 22, 1997, the Fourteenth Court affirmed his conviction in appellate cause no. 14-94-00920-CR. Relator filed a petition for discretionary review with the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, which that court refused on September 15,1997. Mandate issued on October 16,1997.

We have no authority to issue a writ of mandamus to a court reporter or the district clerk unless they are interfering with our appellate jurisdiction. See Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 22.221(a) (Vernon 1988), § 22.221(b) (Vernon Supp.1999); Lesikar v. Anthony, 750 S.W.2d 338, 339 (Tex.App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1988, orig. proceeding). In this case, they are not because we have none. Nor do we have any authority to issue a writ of mandamus to the Fourteenth Court of Appeals, which presumably has the record sought by relator. Compare Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 22.002 (Vernon Supp.1999) with Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 22.221.

The clerk of the appellate court, which was the Fourteenth Court of Ap *937 peals in relator’s case, is statutorily required to file and preserve the certified records in an appeal. See Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 51.204(a)(1) (Vernon 1998). Relator, or his agent or anyone else, would be entitled to view the records at the court. A criminal defendant is not entitled to a free copy of the record once he has exhausted his state appeals, absent some compelling, recognized reason. See Eubanks v. Mullin, 909 S.W.2d 574, 576-77 (Tex.App.—Fort Worth 1995, orig. proceeding); Escobar v. State, 880 S.W.2d 782, 784 (Tex.App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 1993) (order). Accordingly, we deny the petition for writ of mandamus.

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