Petition for Writ of Mandamus Denied and Memorandum Opinion filed
September 2, 2021.
In The
Fourteenth Court of Appeals
NO. 14-21-00470-CR
NO. 14-21-00471-CR
IN RE LISA MARIE SEARCY, Relator
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING
WRIT OF MANDAMUS
212th District Court
Galveston County, Texas
Trial Court Cause Nos. 19CR3596 & 19CR3597
MEMORANDUM OPINION
On August 19, 2021, relator Lisa Marie Searcy 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 Patricia Grady,
presiding judge of the 212th District Court of Galveston County, to rule on relator’s
petition for writ of habeas corpus.
Relator is represented by counsel. A defendant is not entitled to hybrid
representation, and, as a consequence, a trial court is free to disregard any pro se
motions presented by a defendant who is represented by counsel. Jenkins v. State,
592 S.W.3d 894, 902 n.47 (Tex. Crim. App. 2018). Moreover, in the absence of a
right to hybrid representation, relator’s pro se petition for writ of mandamus presents
nothing for this court’s review. See Patrick v. State, 906 S.W.481, 498 (Tex. Crim.
App. 1995); Turner v. State, 805 S.W.2d 423, 425 n.1 (Tex. Crim. App. 1991).
Relator has not established that she is entitled to mandamus relief.
Accordingly, we deny relator’s petition for writ of mandamus.
PER CURIAM
Panel consists of Justices Wise, Bourliot, and Zimmerer.
Do Not Publish — Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b).
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