Opinion
No. 06-20-00088-CR
11-12-2020
EX PARTE PHILIP J. EMERSON, JR
On Appeal from the 402nd District Court Wood County, Texas
Trial Court No. 2020-065 Before Morriss, C.J., Burgess and Stevens, JJ.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Philip J. Emerson, Jr., appeals the denial of his application for a pretrial writ of habeas corpus. On appeal, Emerson argues, among other things, that the 402nd Judicial District Court of Wood County, Texas (District Court), erred in denying his application because the Justice Court, Precinct No. 2, of Wood County, Texas (JP2 Court), was without jurisdiction over his misdemeanor charge and because he was entitled to an examining trial.
We addressed these issues in our opinion of this date in Emerson's appeal in companion cause number 06-20-00085-CR. For the reasons stated therein, we find that Emerson's case was properly transferred from the Justice Court, Precinct No. 3, of Wood County to the JP2 Court, he was not entitled to an examining trial, and adequate remedies at law exist to resolve Emerson's remaining complaints. As a result, we affirm the District Court's denial of Emerson's application for a writ of habeas corpus.
Emerson also appeals the denial of his application for a pretrial writ of habeas corpus in companion cases 06-20-00086-CR and 06-20-00087-CR.
Ralph K. Burgess
Justice Date Submitted: October 19, 2020
Date Decided: November 12, 2020 Do Not Publish