in Re: Craig Watkins
Opinion
Order issued November 13, 2012
In The (Court niApptats
JJiftI Distrirt ni Jtxas at Dallas
No. 05-12-01315-CV
IN RE CRAIG WATKINS, CRIMINAL DISTRICT
ATTORNEY OF DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS, Relator
Original Proceeding from the 282nd Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause Nos. F10-42330-S and F12-40559-S ORDER
Before Justices Morris, Richter, and Lang-Miers In accordance with the Court's opinion issued this date, the petition for writ of mandamus is conditionally GRANTED. We LIFT the stay imposed by our order of September 28, 2012. The Court ORDERS the trial judge, the Honorable Andy Chatham, Judge of the 282nd Judicial District Court, to WITHDRAW his acceptance of the guilty pleas entered in cause number F10-42330-S and F12-40559-S, WITHDRAW his ruling denying the State's request for a trial by jury, and WITHDRAW his factual findings relating to real party in interest's guilty pleas made on September 5, 2012. Should the trial judge fail to comply with this order, the writ will issue. The Court ORDERS the trial judge to file with this Court, within thirty (30) days of the date of this order, a certified copy of its order issued in compliance with this order.
PH B. ORRIS STICE
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