Opinion
NO. WR-90,325-01
07-01-2020
IN RE HONORABLE VELIA MEZA, Relator
ON APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS CAUSE NO. 04-19-00444-CR IN THE FOURTH COURT OF APPEALS BEXAR COUNTY
Per curiam. ORDER
Relator filed a motion for leave to file, a motion to stay, and an application for a writ of mandamus, invoking this Court's constitutional authority to issue writs of mandamus in criminal law matters. TEX. CONST. art. V, § 5. The application requests that this Court issue the writ of mandamus against the Fourth Court of Appeals, compelling the court to vacate its grant of mandamus relief ordering the trial court to disqualify the LaHood Norton Law Group in a pending criminal case. In re State of Texas, ex rel. Joe Gonzales, No. 04-19-00444-CR (Tex. App.—San Antonio Aug. 28, 2019) (not designated for publication). The motion to stay was granted with a written order on September 11, 2019 and remains in effect pending further order from this Court.
We grant leave to file and order that this application be filed and set to determine whether application of Article 2.08(a) of the Code of Criminal Procedure bars Michael Stovall, the Real Party in Interest, from being represented by his counsel of choice under the Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution. The parties are invited to brief the issue.
All briefs shall be filed with this Court within 30 days of the date of this order. Filed: July 1, 2020
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