Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 2011

in Re Van Watson, Jr.

in Re Van Watson, Jr.
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided June 23, 2011

in Re Van Watson, Jr.

Opinion

Opinion issued June 23, 2011.

In The

Court of Appeals

For The

First District of Texas

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NO. 01-11-00419-CR

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in re Van Watson, Jr., Relator

 

 

Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus

 

 

MEMORANDUM OPINION

          Relator, Van Watson, Jr., has filed a pro se petition for writ of mandamus, requesting that we compel the trial court to issue a bench warrant for relator’s presence at a hearing announcing the results of post-conviction DNA testing in the underlying case.[1]  Relator also requests that we issue a writ directing his attorney to inform relator of the results of the DNA testing.

          We deny relator’s petition for writ of mandamus.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Keyes, Higley, and Brown.

Do not publish.   Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b).



[1]           Relator has identified the underlying case as State v. Watson, No. 699312, in the 180th District Court of Harris County, Texas, the Honorable Marc Brown presiding.

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