Opinion
No. 04-09-00688-CR
Delivered and Filed: November 11, 2009. DO NOT PUBLISH.
Original Mandamus Proceeding. Petition for Writ of Mandamus Denied.
This proceeding arises out of Cause No. 2009-CR-7887, styled State of Texas v. Tristan Griffin, in the 379th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas, the Honorable Ron Rangel presiding.
Sitting: CATHERINE STONE, Chief Justice, REBECCA SIMMONS, Justice, MARIALYN BARNARD, Justice.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
On October 23, 2009, relator Tristan Griffin filed a petition for writ of mandamus in which he (1) complains he has filed several pro se motions that have not been acted upon, and (2) requests that he be given an examining trial. However, counsel has been appointed to represent relator in the criminal proceeding pending in the trial court for which he is currently confined. A criminal defendant is not entitled to hybrid representation. See Robinson v. State, 240 S.W.3d 919, 922 (Tex. Crim. App. 2007); Patrick v. State, 906 S.W.2d 481, 498 (Tex. Crim. App. 1995). A trial court has no legal duty to rule on a pro se motion filed with regard to a criminal proceeding in which the defendant is represented by counsel. See Robinson, 240 S.W.3d at 922. Consequently, the trial court did not abuse its discretion by declining to rule on relator's pro se motion that relates directly to his confinement based on the criminal proceeding pending in the trial court. Accordingly, relator's petition for writ of mandamus is denied. TEX. R. APP. P. 52.8(a).
On June 9, 2009, the trial court appointed attorney Frederick Deyeso to represent relator in the criminal proceeding pending in the trial court.