Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, 2024

In Re William M. Jones v. the State of Texas

In Re William M. Jones v. the State of Texas
Court of Civil Appeals of Texas · Decided January 11, 2024

In Re William M. Jones v. the State of Texas

Opinion

Opinion issued January 11, 2024

In The Court of Appeals For The First District of Texas ———————————— NO. 01-23-00495-CR ——————————— IN RE WILLIAM M. JONES, Relator

Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus

MEMORANDUM OPINION Relator William M. Jones, incarcerated and acting pro se, filed a petition for writ of mandamus “seeking to compel the [t]rial [c]ourt to perform its [m]inisterial dut[y] and rule on Relator’s ‘petition for DNA testing.’”1

The underlying case is The State of Texas v. William M. Jones, Cause No. 1387546, pending in the 351st District Court of Harris County, Texas, the Honorable Natalia Cornelio presiding.

We deny the petition. TEX. R. APP. P. 52.8(a). Any pending motions are denied as moot.

PER CURIAM Panel consists of Chief Justice Adams and Justices Landau and Rivas-Molloy.

Do not publish. TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).

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