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In re Wheatfall

Court of Appeals of Texas, First District, Houston
Jul 26, 2007
No. 01-07-00357-CR (Tex. App. Jul. 26, 2007)

Opinion

No. 01-07-00357-CR

Opinion issued July 26, 2007. DO NOT PUBLISH. Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b).

Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus.

Panel consists of Chief Justice RADACK, Justices KEYES and HIGLEY.


MEMORANDUM OPINION


Relator Adrian Wheatfall has filed a pro se petition writ of mandamus. In his petition, relator complains that the 180th District Court has not acted on his request for post-conviction DNA testing of evidence and that the court has not appointed counsel to assist him in presenting his motion. We deny the petition for writ of mandamus. There are three prerequisites for the issuance of a writ of mandamus by an appellate court, namely: (1) the lower court must have a legal duty to perform a nondiscretionary act; (2) the relator must make a demand for performance; and (3) the subject court must refuse that request. Barnes v. State, 832 S.W.2d 424, 426 (Tex.App.-Houston [1st Dist.] 1992, orig. proceeding). Relator has not provided us with a record that shows that he made any request of respondent to perform a nondiscretionary act that respondent refused. The petition for writ of mandamus is therefore denied. It is so ORDERED.


Summaries of

In re Wheatfall

Court of Appeals of Texas, First District, Houston
Jul 26, 2007
No. 01-07-00357-CR (Tex. App. Jul. 26, 2007)
Case details for

In re Wheatfall

Case Details

Full title:IN RE ADRIAN WHEATFALL, Relator

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

Date published: Jul 26, 2007

Citations

No. 01-07-00357-CR (Tex. App. Jul. 26, 2007)