Petition for Writ of Mandamus Denied and Memorandum Opinion filed June
6, 2019.
In The
Fourteenth Court of Appeals
NO. 14-19-00423-CR
IN RE JUSTIN JAMES JONES, Relator
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
WRIT OF MANDAMUS
339th District Court
Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 1580542
MEMORANDUM OPINION
On May 21, 2019, relator Justin James Jones filed a petition for writ of
mandamus in this court. See Tex. Gov’t Code Ann. § 22.221; see also Tex. R. App.
P. 52. In the petition, relator asks this court to compel the Honorable Maria T.
Jackson, presiding judge of the 339th District Court of Harris County, to rule on
motions he has filed and are pending in the trial court.
Relator has court-appointed representation. A criminal defendant is not
entitled to hybrid representation, and the trial court is free to disregard any pro se
motions filed by a defendant who is represented by counsel. Jenkins v. State, No.
PD-0086-18, 2018 WL 6332219, at*6 n.47 (Tex. Crim. App. Dec. 5, 2018);
Robinson v. State, 240 S.W.3d 919, 222 (Tex. Crim. App. 2007). In the absence of
a right to hybrid representation, relator has not presented anything for this court’s
consideration. See Patrick v. State, 906 S.W.2d 481, 498 (Tex. Crim. App. 1995);
Turner v. State, 805 S.W.3d 423, 425 n.1 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991).
Relator has not established that he is entitled to mandamus relief.
Accordingly, we deny relator’s petition for writ of mandamus.
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Justices Christopher, Bourliot, and Zimmerer.
Do Not Publish — Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b).
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