Fourth Court of Appeals
San Antonio, Texas
MEMORANDUM OPINION
No. 04-19-00094-CV
IN RE Stephen Patrick BLACK
Original Mandamus Proceeding 1
PER CURIAM
Sitting: Sandee Bryan Marion, Chief Justice
Luz Elena D. Chapa, Justice
Beth Watkins, Justice
Delivered and Filed: March 13, 2019
PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS DISMISSED AS MOOT
On February 22, 2019, relator filed a pro se petition for writ of mandamus complaining of
the trial court’s refusal to set a hearing for and rule on his Motion to Terminate State Counsel for
Offenders and Invoke the Faretta Right to Self-Representation. On February 27, 2019, the Special
Prosecution Unit filed a response to relator’s petition, attached to which was a copy of a Notice of
Setting. The trial court has set a hearing to determine relator’s ability to represent himself for
April 10, 2019. Because relator has received the relief requested in his mandamus petition, we
dismiss the petition as moot. See In re Bonilla, 424 S.W.3d 528, 534 (Tex. Crim. App. 2014)
(orig. proceeding) (dismissing petition because relief sought had become moot).
PER CURIAM
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This proceeding arises out of Cause No. CV-15-1805, styled In re the Commitment of Stephen Patrick Black, pending
in the 274th Judicial District Court, Guadalupe County, Texas, the Honorable Gary L. Steel presiding.