DENY; and Opinion Filed April 19, 2016.
In The
Court of Appeals
Fifth District of Texas at Dallas
No. 05-16-00413-CV
No. 05-16-00415-CV
No. 05-16-00416-CV
No. 05-16-00417-CV
IN RE LARRY B. JOHNSON, Relator
Original Proceeding from the Criminal District Court No. 1
Dallas County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. F-0811221-H, F-0811151-H, F-0900661-H, F-0900662-H
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Before Chief Justice Wright, Justice Lang, and Justice Brown
Opinion by Justice Brown
In this petition for writ of mandamus, relator asserts that his motion for forensic DNA
testing has been pending for over a year and the trial court has not ruled on the motion. The
petition does not include the required rule 52.3(j) certification. See Tex. R. App. P. 52.3(j) No
mandamus record or appendix was filed with the petition. See TEX. R. APP. P. 52.3(k), 52.7.
The absence of a proper certification and supporting record is fatal to the petition. As the party
seeking relief, the relator has the burden of providing the Court with a sufficient record to
establish his right to mandamus relief. Lizcano v. Chatham, 416 S.W.3d 862, 863 (Tex. Crim.
App. 2011) (orig. proceeding) (Alcala, J. concurring). He has not done so in this case.
We deny the petition.
/Ada Brown/
ADA BROWN
JUSTICE
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