Motion Denied; Petition for Writ of Mandamus Denied and Memorandum Opinion
filed July 12, 2012.
In The
Fourteenth Court of Appeals
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NO. 14-12-00640-CR
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IN RE ROLAND RAY DONATTO, Relator
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
WRIT OF MANDAMUS
185th District Court
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 1203417-A
MEMORANDUM OPINION
On July 11, 2012, relator Roland Ray Donatto filed a petition for writ of mandamus
in this court and a motion for emergency stay. See Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 22.221
(Vernon 2004); see also Tex. R. App. P. 52. Relator complains that respondent, the
Honorable Susan Brown, presiding judge of the 185th District Court of Harris County,
filed the State's motion to revoke his community supervision and directed the clerk to issue
capias for his arrest.
To be entitled to mandamus relief in a criminal case, a relator must show that he has
no adequate remedy at law to redress his alleged harm, and that what he seeks to compel is
a ministerial act not involving a discretionary or judicial decision. State ex rel. Young v.
Sixth Judicial Dist. Court of Appeals at Texarkana, 236 S.W.3d 207, 210 (Tex. Crim. App.
2007) (orig. proceeding). Relator has not established that he is entitled to mandamus
relief. Accordingly, we deny relator’s petition for writ of mandamus and motion for
emergency stay.
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Justices Frost, Boyce, and Jamison.
Do Not Publish — Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b).
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