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In re Harris

Court of Appeals of Texas, First District, Houston
Aug 12, 2010
No. 01-10-00359-CR (Tex. App. Aug. 12, 2010)

Opinion

No. 01-10-00359-CR

Opinion issued August 12, 2010. DO NOT PUBLISH. TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).

Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus.

Panel consists of Chief Justice RADACK, and Justices BLAND and SHARP.


MEMORANDUM OPINION


Relator, William Harris, has filed a pro se petition for writ of mandamus in this Court. Relator asks this Court to order the trial court judge to withdraw her January 29, 2010 denial of his post-conviction motion for forensic DNA testing under Chapter 64 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. See TEX. CODE CRIM. PROC. ANN. art. 64.01 — .05 (Vernon Supp. 2009). The petition for writ of mandamus is denied.

Respondent is the Honorable Mary Lou Keel, Presiding Judge, of the 232nd District Court of Harris County, Texas.

Relator's appeal of the trial court's January 10, 2010 order is pending in this Court as appellate number 01-10-00171-CR.

Relator was convicted in trial court cause number 876384 of the offense of murder. He was sentenced to confinement for sixty-five years and assessed a $10,000 fine. The Sixth Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment of the trial court. See Harris v. State, 133 S.W.3d 760 (Tex. App.-Texarkana 2004, pet.ref'd).


Summaries of

In re Harris

Court of Appeals of Texas, First District, Houston
Aug 12, 2010
No. 01-10-00359-CR (Tex. App. Aug. 12, 2010)
Case details for

In re Harris

Case Details

Full title:IN RE WILLIAM HARRIS, Relator

Court:Court of Appeals of Texas, First District, Houston

Date published: Aug 12, 2010

Citations

No. 01-10-00359-CR (Tex. App. Aug. 12, 2010)