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MEMORANDUM OPINION
No. 04-08-00423-CR
IN RE Taurus BROWN
Original Mandamus Proceeding1
PER CURIAM
Sitting: Karen Angelini, Justice
Phylis J. Speedlin, Justice
Rebecca Simmons, Justice
Delivered and Filed: July 23, 2008
PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS DENIED
On June 13, 2008, relator Taurus Brown filed a petition for a writ of mandamus and a motion
for leave to file a petition for a writ of mandamus. We construe the petition as raising a complaint
regarding time-served credit. Section 501.0081 of the Texas Government Code sets forth the proper
procedure to be followed in resolving complaints regarding time-served credit. See TEX . GOV ’T
CODE ANN . § 501.0081 (Vernon 2004); see also Ex parte Whiteside, 12 S.W.3d 819, 824 (Tex.
Crim. App. 2000) (Johnson, J., concurring). Brown is not entitled to the relief sought in a mandamus
proceeding in this court. Therefore, the petition is denied. See TEX . R. APP . P. 52.8(a). A motion for
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This proceeding arises out of Cause No.04-02-00012-CRK, styled State of Texas v. Taurus Brown, filed in the
218th Judicial District Court, Karnes County, Texas.
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leave to file a petition for a writ of mandamus is unnecessary in this court. See TEX . R. APP . P. 52.1.
Therefore, the motion is denied as moot.
PER CURIAM
DO NOT PUBLISH
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