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MEMORANDUM OPINION
No. 04-09-00615-CR
IN RE Angel MENDOZA
Original Mandamus Proceeding1
PER CURIAM
Sitting: Sandee Bryan Marion, Justice
Rebecca Simmons, Justice
Marialyn Barnard, Justice
Delivered and Filed: October 7, 2009
PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS DENIED
On September 30, 2009, relator Angel Mendoza filed a petition for writ of mandamus,
complaining of the trial court’s failure to rule on his various pro se motions.
However, counsel has been appointed to represent relator in the criminal proceeding pending
in the trial court for which he is currently confined. A criminal defendant is not entitled to hybrid
representation. See Robinson v. State, 240 S.W.3d 919, 922 (Tex. Crim. App. 2007); Patrick v.
State, 906 S.W.2d 481, 498 (Tex. Crim. App. 1995). A trial court has no legal duty to rule on a pro
se motion filed with regard to a criminal proceeding in which the defendant is represented by
… This proceeding arises out of Cause No. 2008-CR-11819, styled State of Texas v. Angel Mendoza, in the
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187th Judicial District Court, Bexar County, Texas, the Honorable Raymond Angelini presiding.
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counsel. See Robinson, 240 S.W.3d at 922. Consequently, the trial court did not abuse its discretion
by declining to rule on relator’s various pro se motions that relate directly to his confinement based
on the criminal proceeding pending in the trial court. Accordingly, relator’s petition for writ of
mandamus is DENIED. TEX . R. APP . P. 52.8(a).
PER CURIAM
DO NOT PUBLISH
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