in Re William Solomon Lewis
in Re William Solomon Lewis
Opinion
Opinion issued February 11, 2020
In The Court of Appeals For The First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-19-00975-CR ——————————— IN RE WILLIAM SOLOMON LEWIS, Relator
Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus
MEMORANDUM OPINION On January 7, 2020, our Court issued an opinion stating as follows: “Relator, William Solomon Lewis, has filed a petition for a writ of mandamus, contending that the trial court has failed to consider or rule on his application for a writ of habeas corpus seeking a reduction in the amount of his bail. We deny the petition.”1 Relator
The underlying case is The State of Texas v. William Solomon Lewis, cause number 1652421, pending in the 185th District Court of Harris County, Texas, the Honorable Jason Luong presiding. has filed a motion for reconsideration asserting that he is being held without bail and that his request to our Court was to compel the trial court “to hear his application for writ of habeas corpus to SET BAIL,” as opposed to reducing bail. We withdraw our prior opinion and issue this opinion in its stead.
Relator, William Solomon Lewis, has filed a petition for a writ of mandamus, contending that the trial court has failed to consider or rule on his application for a writ of habeas corpus seeking to set bail. We deny the petition.2 Relator’s motion for reconisderation is denied.
PER CURIAM Panel consists of Justices Keyes, Goodman, and Countiss.
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Additionally, relator’s petition to compel the trial court to rule on his request to set bail appears to be moot. Although relator failed to provide a record, a review of the district court’s website indicates that bail was set on January 21, 2020.
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