Opinion issued July 7, 2016
In The
Court of Appeals
For The
First District of Texas
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NO. 01-16-00465-CR
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IN RE GEORGE HORACE RICHARDSON, Relator
Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Mandamus
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Relator, George Horace Richardson, incarcerated and proceeding pro se, has
filed a petition for a writ of mandamus seeking to compel the trial court to rule on
his motion for new trial.1 A motion for new trial is overruled by operation of law if
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The underlying case is The State of Texas v. George Horace Richardson, Cause No.
1417213, in the 176th District Court of Harris County, Texas, the Honorable Stacey
Bond presiding.
the trial court does not rule on the motion within seventy-five days after suspending
or imposing sentence in open court. See TEX. R. APP. P. 21.8. Accordingly, relator
has not demonstrated entitlement to mandamus relief.
We deny the petition.
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Chief Justice Radack and Justices Jennings and Lloyd.
Do not publish. TEX. R. APP. P. 47.2(b).
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