Opinion
No. 05-18-00481-CV
07-05-2018
IN RE JOSEPH SMITH, Relator
Original Proceeding from the 366th Judicial District Court Collin County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 366-80590-2016
ORDER
Before Justices Bridges, Brown, and Boatright
Before the Court is relator's June 4, 2018 "Pro Se Motion to Appeal Fifth Court of Appeals Ruling on Appellants [sic] Writ of Mandamus." A motion for leave to file a petition for writ of mandamus is required when relief is sought from the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. See TEX. R. APP. P. 72.1. That motion, however, must be filed with the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals. We, therefore, DENY relator's motion without prejudice to relator filing a motion for leave in the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.
/s/ ADA BROWN
JUSTICE