Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 2013

in Re: Ronald Newton

in Re: Ronald Newton
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided October 17, 2013

in Re: Ronald Newton

Opinion

DISMISS in Part and DENY in Part; and Opinion File October 17, 2013.

S In The Court of Appeals Fifth District of Texas at Dallas No. 05-13-01404-CV IN RE RONALD NEWTON, Relator Original Proceeding from the 298th Judicial District Court Dallas County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. DC-13-11818 MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Justices O'Neill, Lang-Miers, and Evans Opinion by Justice Lang-Miers The Court has before it relator’s petition for writ of mandamus complaining of errors in the handling of his application for writ of habeas corpus in the trial court. To the extent relator is asking this Court to rule on his application for habeas corpus, we have no jurisdiction to do so, and DISMISS his petition for writ of mandamus. See TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. Art. 11.07 (West Supp. 2010). To the extent relator asks this Court to order the trial court to rule on his application for habeas corpus, he has not shown his entitlement to that relief, and we DENY the petition for writ of mandamus. See TEX. R. APP. P. 52.8(a); Simon v. Levario, 306 S.W.3d 318, 320-21 (Tex. Crim. App. 2009) (orig. proceeding).

/Elizabeth Lang-Miers/ ELIZABETH LANG-MIERS JUSTICE 131404F.P05

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