Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 2015

in Re Cedric Bernard Walton

in Re Cedric Bernard Walton
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided January 28, 2015

in Re Cedric Bernard Walton

Opinion

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN

ON MOTION FOR REHEARING

NO. 03-14-00788-CV

In re Cedric Bernard Walton

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING FROM MILAM COUNTY

MEMORANDUM OPINION

We withdraw our opinion dated December 31, 2014, and substitute the following opinion in its place. Relator’s motion for rehearing is denied.

In this petition for writ of mandamus, relator Cedric Bernard Walton seeks to compel the trial court to enter a judgment nunc pro tunc awarding him certain pretrial jail-time credit, which the trial court has now denied. See Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 42.03, § 2(a). A writ of mandamus will issue to direct the entry of such judgment nunc pro tunc “only if the right to pretrial jail-time credit is absolutely indisputable.” In re Brown, 343 S.W.3d 803, 804 (Tex. Crim. App. 2011).

Relator must provide the reviewing court with a record sufficient to establish his right to mandamus relief. In re Mendoza, 131 S.W.3d 167, 168 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2004, orig. proceeding); see Tex. R. App. P. 52.7(a)(1) (requiring relator to file certified or sworn copy of every document material to claim for relief).

Here, Walton failed to provide a record supporting his alleged entitlement to jail-time credit. As such, it is not “absolutely indisputable” that he is entitled to the jail-time credit sought.

See In re Brown, 343 S.W.3d at 804.

Because Walton failed to demonstrate his right to relief, the petition for writ of mandamus is denied.

Jeff Rose, Chief Justice Before Chief Justice Rose, Justices Goodwin and Field Filed: January 28, 2015

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