IN RE: JESSIE HAMPTON,

RELATOR

On February 4, 2004, this court delivered an opinion conditionally granting the petition for writ of mandamus filed by Jessie Hampton as relator. That opinion ordered the presiding judge of the 7th Judicial District Court in and for Smith County to vacate an order denying Relator's application for writ of habeas corpus signed on January 12, 1988 by the Honorable W. E. Coats, now deceased. Subsequently, on February 11, 2003, this court received an order from the trial court that complied with our order and opinion of February 4, 2004.

All issues attendant to this original proceeding having been disposed of, this mandamus proceeding has now been rendered moot; therefore, the writ need not issue. Accordingly, this original proceeding is dismissed.

Opinion delivered February 11, 2004.

Panel consisted of Worthen, C.J., Griffith, J., and DeVasto, J.