Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 2023

Ex Parte: German De Jesus Rodriguez Delgado v. the State of Texas

Ex Parte: German De Jesus Rodriguez Delgado v. the State of Texas
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided November 30, 2023

Ex Parte: German De Jesus Rodriguez Delgado v. the State of Texas

Opinion

COURT OF APPEALS EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS EL PASO, TEXAS § No. 08-23-00200-CR EX PARTE: § Appeal from the GERMAN DE JESUS RODRIGUEZ- § County Court DELGADO, § of Kinney County, Texas Appellant.

§ (TC# 11903CR) JUDGMENT The Court, considering this cause as a petition for a writ of mandamus, remands to the trial court for it to consider German De Jesus Rodriguez-Delgado’s application for a pretrial writ of habeas corpus on the merits in light of the Fourth Court of Appeals’ holding in Aparicio and its progeny, and determine whether—at the time Rodriguez-Delgado was arrested and charged with criminal trespass—the State was applying the criminal trespass statute under Operation Lone Star in an unconstitutional manner by selectively prosecuting males only, without justification.

We deny the petition for writ of mandamus without prejudice to Rodriguez-Delgado’s ability to seek relief, if necessary, after the trial court has had an opportunity to reconsider its ruling.

IT IS SO ORDERED THIS 30TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 2023.

LISA J. SOTO, Justice Before Palafox, and Soto, JJ., and Marion, C.J. (Ret.)

Marion, C.J., (Ret.) sitting by assignment

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