COURT OF APPEALS
EIGHTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS
EL PASO, TEXAS
§ No. 08-17-00179-CR
IN RE:
§ ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
PHILLIP FORD,
§ ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF
RELATOR.
§ MANDAMUS
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Relator, Phillip Ford, has filed a petition for writ of mandamus against the 292nd District
Court of Dallas County, Texas, alleging that the court erred by denying his motion for DNA
testing. To obtain mandamus relief, Relator must demonstrate that he does not have an adequate
remedy at law and that the act he seeks to compel is ministerial. State ex rel. Young v. Sixth
Judicial District Court of Appeals, 236 S.W.3d 207, 210 (Tex.Crim.App. 2007). Relator has failed
to establish that he is entitled to mandamus relief. Accordingly, the petition for writ of mandamus
is denied.
November 29, 2017
YVONNE T. RODRIGUEZ, Justice
Before McClure, C.J., Rodriguez, and Palafox, JJ.
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