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In re Hart

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fourteenth District
Aug 5, 2021
No. 14-21-00355-CR (Tex. App. Aug. 5, 2021)

Opinion

14-21-00355-CR

08-05-2021

IN RE DAVID LEE HART, Relator


Do Not Publish - Tex.R.App.P. 47.2(b).

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING WRIT OF MANDAMUS 178th District Court Harris County, Texas Trial Court Cause No. 1654409

Panel consists of Justices Bourliot, Poissant, and Wilson.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

PER CURIAM

On June 29, 2021, relator David Lee Hart filed a petition for writ of mandamus in this Court. See Tex. Gov't Code Ann. § 22.221; see also Tex.R.App.P. 52. In the petition, relator asks this Court to compel the Honorable Kelli Johnson, presiding judge of the 178th District Court of Harris County, to rule on relator's motion for bond reduction.

As shown in the State's response to relator's petition, relator is represented by counsel. A defendant is not entitled to hybrid representation, and, as a consequence, a trial court is free to disregard any pro se motions presented by a defendant who is represented by counsel. Jenkins v. State, 592 S.W.3d 894, 902 n.47 (Tex. Crim. App. 2018). Moreover, in the absence of a right to hybrid representation, relator's pro se petition for writ of mandamus presents nothing for this court's review. See Patrick v. State, 906 S.W.2d 481, 498 (Tex. Crim. App. 1995); Turner v. State, 805 S.W.2d 423, 425 n.1 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991).

Relator has not established that he is entitled to mandamus relief. Accordingly, we deny relator's petition for writ of mandamus.


Summaries of

In re Hart

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fourteenth District
Aug 5, 2021
No. 14-21-00355-CR (Tex. App. Aug. 5, 2021)
Case details for

In re Hart

Case Details

Full title:IN RE DAVID LEE HART, Relator

Court:Court of Appeals of Texas, Fourteenth District

Date published: Aug 5, 2021

Citations

No. 14-21-00355-CR (Tex. App. Aug. 5, 2021)