Opinion
NO. WR-83,402-01
06-24-2015
In re NOE ADAME and GILBERT M. ZAMORA, Relators, et al.
ON PETITIONS FOR WRITS OF MANDAMUS REGARDING BAIL
NEWELL, J., filed a concurring statement in which JOHNSON and RICHARDSON, JJ., joined.
I agree with this Court's denial of the relators' petitions for writ of mandamus. I write separately to clarify why denial of relief is appropriate. Relators acknowledge in their joint application that they already have an adequate remedy at law. Braxton v. Dunn, 803 S.W.2d 318, 320 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991); see Petition at 3-4 ("The writ of habeas corpus is the central legal mechanism through which the right to bail is enforced. . . . Anyone may petition for a writ[.]"). The availability of an adequate remedy at law renders mandamus relief inappropriate irrespective of the merits of relators' legal complaints.
With these observations I join the Court's denial of mandamus relief. Filed: June 24, 2015
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