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In re Smith

Court of Appeals Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana
Jul 3, 2013
No. 06-13-00130-CR (Tex. App. Jul. 3, 2013)

Opinion

No. 06-13-00130-CR

07-03-2013

In re: JOSEPH DONALD SMITH


Original Mandamus Proceeding


Before Morriss, C.J., Carter and Moseley, JJ.

Memorandum Opinion by Justice Moseley

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Joseph Donald Smith has filed a document with this Court that we deem to be a petition seeking mandamus. He has no pending appeal with this Court, but has filed a document asking this Court to order the court reporter for the 115th Judicial District Court of Upshur County, Deanna Drennen, to provide him with a transcription of his trial before that court.

The jurisdiction of Texas Courts of Appeals to issue writs of mandamus is set out by statute. This Court has jurisdiction to issue a writ of mandamus against a "judge of a district or county court in the court of appeals district." TEX. GOV'T CODE ANN. § 22.221(b) (West 2004). We have no pending appeal involving Joseph Donald Smith, and we do not have the authority to issue a mandamus against a court reporter in this context.

We deny the petition.

Bailey C. Moseley

Justice
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Summaries of

In re Smith

Court of Appeals Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana
Jul 3, 2013
No. 06-13-00130-CR (Tex. App. Jul. 3, 2013)
Case details for

In re Smith

Case Details

Full title:In re: JOSEPH DONALD SMITH

Court:Court of Appeals Sixth Appellate District of Texas at Texarkana

Date published: Jul 3, 2013

Citations

No. 06-13-00130-CR (Tex. App. Jul. 3, 2013)