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In re Searcy

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fourteenth District
Sep 2, 2021
No. 14-21-00470-CR (Tex. App. Sep. 2, 2021)

Opinion

14-21-00470-CR 14-21-00471-CR

09-02-2021

IN RE LISA MARIE SEARCY, Relator


Do Not Publish - Tex.R.App.P. 47.2(b).

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING WRIT OF MANDAMUS 212th District Court Galveston County, Texas Trial Court Cause Nos. 19CR3596 &19CR3597

Panel consists of Justices Wise, Bourliot, and Zimmerer.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

PER CURIAM.

On August 19, 2021, relator Lisa Marie Searcy 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 Patricia Grady, presiding judge of the 212th District Court of Galveston County, to rule on relator's petition for writ of habeas corpus.

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.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 she is entitled to mandamus relief. Accordingly, we deny relator's petition for writ of mandamus.


Summaries of

In re Searcy

Court of Appeals of Texas, Fourteenth District
Sep 2, 2021
No. 14-21-00470-CR (Tex. App. Sep. 2, 2021)
Case details for

In re Searcy

Case Details

Full title:IN RE LISA MARIE SEARCY, Relator

Court:Court of Appeals of Texas, Fourteenth District

Date published: Sep 2, 2021

Citations

No. 14-21-00470-CR (Tex. App. Sep. 2, 2021)