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In re Donatto

Fourteenth Court of Appeals
Jul 12, 2012
NO. 14-12-00640-CR (Tex. App. Jul. 12, 2012)

Opinion

NO. 14-12-00640-CR

07-12-2012

IN RE ROLAND RAY DONATTO, Relator


Motion Denied; Petition for Writ of Mandamus Denied and Memorandum Opinion filed July 12, 2012.

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING

WRIT OF MANDAMUS

185th District Court

Harris County, Texas

Trial Court Cause No. 1203417-A


MEMORANDUM OPINION

On July 11, 2012, relator Roland Ray Donatto filed a petition for writ of mandamus in this court and a motion for emergency stay. See Tex. Gov't Code Ann. § 22.221 (Vernon 2004); see also Tex. R. App. P. 52. Relator complains that respondent, the Honorable Susan Brown, presiding judge of the 185th District Court of Harris County, filed the State's motion to revoke his community supervision and directed the clerk to issue capias for his arrest.

To be entitled to mandamus relief in a criminal case, a relator must show that he has no adequate remedy at law to redress his alleged harm, and that what he seeks to compel is a ministerial act not involving a discretionary or judicial decision. State ex rel. Young v. Sixth Judicial Dist. Court of Appeals at Texarkana, 236 S.W.3d 207, 210 (Tex. Crim. App. 2007) (orig. proceeding). Relator has not established that he is entitled to mandamus relief. Accordingly, we deny relator's petition for writ of mandamus and motion for emergency stay.

Panel consists of Justices Frost, Boyce, and Jamison. Do Not Publish — Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b).


Summaries of

In re Donatto

Fourteenth Court of Appeals
Jul 12, 2012
NO. 14-12-00640-CR (Tex. App. Jul. 12, 2012)
Case details for

In re Donatto

Case Details

Full title:IN RE ROLAND RAY DONATTO, Relator

Court:Fourteenth Court of Appeals

Date published: Jul 12, 2012

Citations

NO. 14-12-00640-CR (Tex. App. Jul. 12, 2012)