Mapps, Tilton Joshua Isaiah

• Court: Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
• Decided: June 5, 2019
• Docket: WR-89,028-02
• Status: Published

Opinion

IN THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS OF TEXAS NO. WR-89,028-02

IN RE TILTON JOSHUA ISAIAH MAPPS, Relator

ON APPLICATION FOR A WRIT OF MANDAMUS CAUSE NO. 1524810A IN THE 8TH DISTRICT COURT FROM HOPKINS COUNTY

Per curiam.

ORDER

Relator has filed a motion for leave to file a writ of mandamus pursuant to the original

jurisdiction of this Court. In it, he contends that he has not received copies of documents pertaining

to his application for a writ of habeas corpus in the 8th District Court of Hokpins County, which was

remanded to that court on October 24, 2018, for affidavits and findings of fact. While the habeas

application was on remand, the trial court obtained an affidavit from trial counsel and entered

findings of fact and conclusions of law before forwarding the supplemental record to this Court.

Relator alleges that he never received copies of the documents contained in the supplemental

record, including any answer filed by the State and the trial court’s findings of fact and conclusions 2

of law. Pursuant to Article 11.07 §7 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure and Rule 73.5(b)(2),

the district clerk has a duty to mail or deliver copies of all answers, motions, pleadings, objections,

affidavits, exhibits and proposed or entered findings of fact and conclusions of law relating to an

application for writ of habeas corpus to the applicant.

In these circumstances, additional facts are needed. Respondent, the District Clerk of

Hopkins County, is ordered to file a response, stating whether copies of all documents relating to

Relator’s application for writ of habeas corpus have been mailed or delivered to Applicant. If copies

of the documents in question have been sent to Applicant, the clerk shall specify the dates upon

which the documents were sent and the manner by which they were sent. If the clerk has not yet

provided copies of the documents to Applicant, the clerk shall immediately do so and shall provide

this Court with proof of the date upon which those documents were sent and the manner by which

they were sent. This application for leave to file a writ of mandamus shall be held in abeyance until

Respondent has submitted the appropriate response. Such response shall be submitted within 30

days of the date of this order.

Filed: June 5, 2019

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