Order entered October 3, 2014
In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-14-01167-CV
IN RE CRAIG WATKINS, Relator
Original Proceeding from the 292nd Judicial District Court
Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. F13-00257-V
ORDER
Based on the Court’s opinion of this date, we CONDITIONALLY GRANT the writ of
mandamus. We ORDER the trial judge, the Honorable Larry Mitchell, Judge of the 292nd
Judicial District Court, Dallas, County Texas, to VACATE his order granting “Defendant’s
Motion Requesting that the Trial Court Conduct Pre-Trial Hearing to Determine Whether
Defendant is Intellectually Disabled and Therefore Ineligible for the Death Penalty.” Should the
trial judge fail to comply with this order, the writ will issue. We ORDER the trial judge to file
with this Court, within thirty (30) days of the date of this order, a certified copy of his order
issued in compliance with this order.
/s/ DOUGLAS S. LANG
JUSTICE