In Re William M. Jones v. the State of Texas

Court of Appeals of Texas

In Re William M. Jones v. the State of Texas

Court of Appeals of Texas·Decided May 13, 2025·No. 01-25-00275-CR·Published

Opinion

Opinion issued May 13, 2025

In The

Court of Appeals For The

First District of Texas ———————————— NOS. 01-25-00274-CR 01-25-00275-CR ——————————— IN RE WILLIAMS M. JONES, Relator

Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Relator William M. Jones filed a petition for writ of mandamus “seeking to compel the [t]rial [c]ourt to perform its [m]inisterial dut[y] and rule on Relator’s ‘petition for DNA testing.’”1 We deny the petition. TEX. R. APP. P. 52.8(a). We dismiss any pending motions as moot. Panel consists of Justices Rivas-Molloy and Justices Johnson and Dokupil. Do not publish. TEX. R. APP. 47.2(b).

1 The underlying cases are The State of Texas v. William M. Jones, Cause Nos. 1387546 & 1387547, decided in the 351st District Court of Harris County, Texas, the Honorable Natalia Cornelio presiding.

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Opinion issued May 13, 2025

In The

Court of Appeals For The

First District of Texas ———————————— NOS. 01-25-00274-CR 01-25-00275-CR ——————————— IN RE WILLIAMS M. JONES, Relator

Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Relator William M. Jones filed a petition for writ of mandamus “seeking to compel the [t]rial [c]ourt to perform its [m]inisterial dut[y] and rule on Relator’s ‘petition for DNA testing.’”1 We deny the petition. TEX. R. APP. P. 52.8(a). We dismiss any pending motions as moot. Panel consists of Justices Rivas-Molloy and Justices Johnson and Dokupil. Do not publish. TEX. R. APP. 47.2(b).

1 The underlying cases are The State of Texas v. William M. Jones, Cause Nos. 1387546 & 1387547, decided in the 351st District Court of Harris County, Texas, the Honorable Natalia Cornelio presiding.

In Re William M. Jones v. the State of Texas, (Tex. Ct. App. 2025).

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