In The
Court of Appeals
Ninth District of Texas at Beaumont
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NO. 09-14-00214-CV
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IN RE NORMAN CRITTENDEN
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Original Proceeding
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MEMORANDUM OPINION
Relator Norman Crittenden seeks mandamus relief against the judge of the
88th District Court of Tyler County, Texas. Relator contends the trial court
violated a ministerial duty to issue arrest warrants in response to an unsworn
declaration of an inmate, Rodney Tristan, that certain employees of the Texas
Department of Criminal Justice committed a criminal offense on February 13,
2014. See generally Tex. Code Crim. Proc. Ann. arts. 6.01, 7.01 (West 2005)
(describing magistrate’s duty upon hearing threat of injury). Relator has not shown
that the trial court has a ministerial duty to issue warrants under the circumstances
presented in the petition. See In re Johnson, No. 07-04-0568-CV, 2004 WL
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2937304, at *2 (Tex. App.—Amarillo Dec. 20, 2004, orig. proceeding) (mem. op.).
The petition for writ of mandamus is denied.
PETITION DENIED.
PER CURIAM
Opinion Delivered May 22, 2014
Before McKeithen, C.J., Kreger and Johnson, JJ.
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